Reporting on the Front Lines in Ukraine - NYTimes.com
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On Tuesday, we drove in this fashion through a narrow corridor more than 70 miles long (and of unclear width) that was recently vacated by the Ukrainian Army, which left empty checkpoints and blown up military vehicles behind, as we moved south from Donetsk to the Azov Sea shore to cover reports of Russian or pro-Russian soldiers crossing the border from Russia to attack a town there.
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Now, we’re focusing on the counteroffensive staged from across the Russian border that started over weekend. The Ukrainian retreat could bring pro-Russian forces to the outskirts of the city of Mariupol soon.
The city is packed with refugees from elsewhere in eastern Ukraine and an important steel industry center. With both sides putting out a good deal of misleading information, it’s important to observe events firsthand, and we might relocate south to cover this development.
À force de l’annoncer, il semblerait bien que l’intervention russe — et la retraite ukrainienne — se précise et semble viser une ligne Donetsk-Novoazovsk.
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US Department of State : Russia directing counteroffensive in Donbas
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U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says that Russia is directing a counteroffensive in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Voice of America reported in the early hours of Thursday, Aug. 28.