counteroffensive
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He had previously won praise for defending Kyiv at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, and for leading the successful counteroffensive east of Kharkiv in the autumn of that year.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He added that the U.S. was expecting the counteroffensive would happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Senior Ukrainian military and political leaders began discussing a large-scale midrange strike campaign following the failed 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Following the army's counteroffensive and recapture of Khartoum, more than 800,000 people have returned to the capital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
The marines had started a counteroffensive up near Khe Sanh, and moved up there instead of into the Phuoc Ha Valley.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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