2023-10-23 21:31:47

As Russia and Ukraine Seek Gains on Front Line, U.S. and Allies Warn Moscow

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The New York Times
By Carlotta Gall

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III held a call with Russias defense chief to discuss President Vladimir Putins nuclear threats.

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine With winter about to set in, Russia and Ukraine are locked in heavy exchanges of fire across the front line in increasingly urgent attempts to make gains big or small while they still can.

Attacks flared in the Sumy region in the north, where rockets and mortars hit at least six settlements on Saturday, half a year after Russian forces withdrew from the area. And in Russian-occupied areas of the south, Ukrainian forces struck targets, among them a hotel used by Russian officials and local collaborators.

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It was loud again in Enerhodar, the towns mayor, Dmytro Orlov, who is in exile, said in a post on the Telegram messaging app alongside a photo of a burning building.

Both sides in the south have been striking deep behind each others lines, but in recent days, the battlefield positions have not appeared to move much. In other parts of the country, Russian cruise missiles and drones struck across Ukrainian territory, as Moscows campaign to cripple Ukraines energy supplies continued.

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