Russia-Ukraine War Zelensky Gives Strongest Confirmation Yet That Counteroffensive Has Begun

The United States and Russia have indicated for days that Kyiv has started a major push to take back territory, but Kyiv has been mostly tight-lipped about its plans, aiming to keep Moscow guessing.

Here’s what we’re covering:

• Ukrainian forces go on the attack near Bakhmut, the military says.

• With water scarce, engineers shut down the last reactor still producing power at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

• Trudeau visits Kyiv and promises more military aid.

• Southern Ukraine, reeling from floods, faces twin crises of war and humanitarian catastrophe.

• The dam’s destruction leaves extensive swaths of Ukrainian farmland hurting for water.

• Ukrainian drones strike cities across the Russian border, governors say.