Ukraine breaches Russia’s Zaporizhzhia defensive line near Verbove

Comment on this storyComment DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces and their armored vehicles punched through Russia’s main defensive line on the war’s southern front and are operating on the other side, a local commander said Saturday, in a modest but crucial gain for Kyiv as it seeks a major breakthrough in its grueling counteroffensive. A … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war news: Russian defenses near Verbove breached, Ukrainian officials say

Updated September 23, 2023 at 3:04 p.m. EDT|Published September 23, 2023 at 2:20 a.m. EDT Russian Navy members patrol the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, last year. (AFP/Getty Images) Ukrainian armored vehicles have pushed through Russian lines of defense near the southern village of Verbove, a local commander told The Washington … Read more