Updated September 7, 2022 at 7:40 a.m. ET
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An unexpected Ukrainian military offensive in the east, near the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, is gaining ground, testing Russian occupation forces that are also under pressure in southern Ukraine, in the latest a sign that the defenders of Ukraine are seizing the military initiative.
Ukrainian units are advancing east from Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials and Russian war bloggers, targeting a critical Russian supply route.