Ukrainian officials have largely kept silent about the advance to the east of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city , but have hinted at gains. Russian war bloggers close to the Russian military have said Ukrainian forces are making gains toward Kupyansk, a city of some 30,000 before the war that is a critical road hub for the resupply and movement of Russian occupation forces. Ukraine has seized the initiative in the war for the first time in months with dual offensives in the south and east. In the south, Ukraine is seeking to cut off thousands of Russian troops on the western bank of the Dnipro River in and around the regional capital of Kherson. A woman in a damaged house in Siversk in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. To the east of Kharkiv, Kupyansk has emerged as a key target. Liberating the city, or even being close enough to […]