07-08-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Ukraine Repels a Russian Offensive, as Putin Seeks Trump Talks
SUMY, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces have halted Russia's summer offensive in the north of the country, recapturing some land and underlining Moscow's inability to put together decisive operations in its three-and-a-half-year war.
While Ukraine has largely stopped Moscow's move into Sumy province, in which Russian troops advanced as close as 12 miles from the regional capital, its own forces remain outgunned and might struggle to build on their momentum.
