Was this the week Ukraine turned the tide in the war with Russia?

By Jamie McIntyre

Published May 19, 2023 12:00pm ET

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Was this the week Ukraine turned the tide in the war with Russia? — A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara. | U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros

There seemed this week to be a palpable shift in the winds of war favoring Ukraine as it contemplates what could well be the pivotal battle in its existential struggle against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s downtrodden but not yet defeated invasion army.

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