assault

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Despite Russian air superiority and numerical advantages, Ukrainian forces and local volunteers slowed, halted and ultimately rolled back Russia’s assault on the capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though several Ukrainian military officials have noted other periods of reduced intensity in Russian assaults due to the bitter cold.

From Barron's

Other cases against protesters accused of assaulting or impeding federal officers have also fallen apart.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time, the Department of Homeland Security denied his shoulder had been dislocated and blasted Barranco on social media, accusing him of assaulting federal law enforcement with a weed whacker.

From Los Angeles Times

While Essayli has boasted of charging more than 100 defendants with assaulting federal officers or impeding immigration agents, those cases are crumbling in court.

From Los Angeles Times