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Russia's 'Thinly Held' Defenses Wrecked by Ukraine Counter-Offensive: U.K.
A counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces to retake the Kherson region from Russian forces intensified this week.
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Every day there's some sort of military catastrophe for Russia. This is currently looking like the latest and biggest.