Russia looks like it’s beating Ukraine again. Or is it?

Some say Russia is poised for a big breakthrough, while others say the slow pace of its advance favours Ukraine

29 May 2022 - 17:25 By Marc Champion and Aliaksandr Kudrytski

Russian troops are making steady progress in Ukraine’s east on the back of more concentrated artillery and air power, now controlling almost all of the Luhansk region and threatening to encircle thousands of Ukraine’s most experienced troops...

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