ANDREW E. KRAMER

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A Current War Collides With the Past: Remnants of World War II in Ukraine

World War II has been an ideological battlefield in today’s war in Ukraine, and it is cropping up on the actual battlefield as well.

Small, Hidden and Deadly: Mines Stymie Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

To gain ground, Ukrainian forces have to make their way through a variety and density of Russian land mines they never imagined.

Russian Forces Strike Back Against Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

Russia attacked Ukrainian troops near villages in Ukraine’s south on the same day that Russian missiles killed at least 11 people and that President Vladimir...

Ukraine Claims More Small Advances in Counteroffensive

Military analysts said it would take weeks or months to gauge the success of the attacks Ukraine mounted last week across a broad stretch of...

Ukraine Claims First Gains, if Slight, in Counteroffensive

Three small settlements in the eastern region of Donetsk have been taken back from Russian occupiers, Ukrainian officials say.

With Probes of Russian Lines, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Takes Shape

Ukraine is using its new arsenal of Western tanks and armored vehicles in what is expected to be one of the largest military operations in...

Dam’s Destruction Reshapes Ukraine, but Not Arc of the War

The main thrust of the Ukrainian counteroffensive is expected in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, not along the Dnipro River, where the fighting quickly resumed...

Storming a Trench Is Treacherous Business. Here’s How It’s Done.

Assaults on trenches can be stealthy, or deafeningly loud. Either way, they are nerve-racking. Here’s how one Ukrainian unit says it carried out a successful...

As Russia Claims Victory in Bakhmut, Ukraine Sees Opportunity Amid Ruins

Military analysts say that if Moscow continues to send reinforcements to defend the city, that could weaken Russian forces’ ability to hold off a broader...

Another Casualty in Ukraine: Teenage Years

In a battered Ukrainian city, the war has stolen the normal experiences of teenage life. The youths mostly use humor to deal with the ferocity...