Russia's Summer Offensive Stalls as Key Objectives Go Unmet

Russia's summer offensive stalls as key objectives go unmet

The Kremlin’s summer offensive plan has fallen short, with key objectives—including encircling Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka and pushing to Lyman and Siversk - still unmet. Military analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko offered an interim assessment of Russia’s summer campaign and said the offensive has failed. Despite a record massing of troops—up to 120,000 along the Pokrovsk axis - Russian forces have not achieved any of the priority goals they set at th…

Russia masses troops for major Pokrovsk offensive in Ukraine

Russia has massed more than 100,000 troops to take the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and cut a major supply route. A successful offensive would likely strengthen Russia's hand at the negotiating table. And Ukrainian officials say despite his proposal for a halt to the fighting, Vladimir Putin has no intention of achieving peace. Randolph Nogel reports.