A local resident looks at a neighbor’s house on fire after a Russian airstrike in Vovchansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 11, 2024.
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A local resident looks at a neighbor’s house on fire after a Russian airstrike in Vovchansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Evgueni Maloletka/AP
Russia has launched a new surprise offensive in northeastern Ukraine, near the second-largest city of Kharkiv. Russian troops continue to advance, our correspondent in Ukraine tells us. And in another development in this war, Russian President Putin has replaced the country’s defense minister. We get context for both events from a retired American lieutenant colonel who oversaw European affairs at the National Security Council.
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