Ukrainian forces have made a surprise thrust into Russia, seizing towns and settlements in an audacious gamble that has dealt a psychological blow to Moscow. The counteroffensive comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeks to shorten the war by bringing it home to Russian soil.
Ukraine 's surprise thrust into Russia – armored columns slicing through unprepared defenses, seizing towns and settlements – is perhaps the most audacious gamble in more than two years of war, since the invasion was launched by Russia n President Vladimir Putin . 'There's a big psychological blow here to the Russia n mindset, specifically Putin , where you have a Ukrainian penetration of Russia n territory, first time since World War II,' said former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley.
is about 300 kilometers, or 190 miles. 'You can shoot basically from Washington D.C. to New York City,' he said.
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