Russia pushes attacks into northeastern Ukraine, seeking a buffer zone on the border
Russian forces continued to advance heavily into northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, closing in on a village about 10 miles from the Outer Ring of Kharkiv and raising fears that the city, Ukraine's second largest, could soon be in the range of Russian artillery.The Ukrainian army said Saturday that Russian troops attempted to break through its defenses near the village of Lyptsi, which lies directly north of Kharkiv. The attacks were repelled, but battlefield maps compiled by independent groups that analyzed publicly available videos of the fighting showed that Russian troops had almost reached the outskirts of the village.Ukraine's Khartia Brigade, which is defending Lyptsi, posted a video on Telegram on Friday afternoon in which Russian soldiers could be seen advancing on foot tow...