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Ukraine seizes the battlefield initiative

By Jon Sweet

Published August 17, 2022 3:46pm ET

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Ukraine seizes the battlefield initiative — Rising smoke can be seen from the beach at Saky after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2022. | (UGC via AP)

By all accounts, it’s been a good week for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia’s invasion.

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