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" \r\nDespite the effective Ukrainian counteroffensive, NATO’s Stoltenberg warns that nations should prepare for the long haul.Ukraine’s counterattack against Russian troops is effective but likely does not signal the war’s end, according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.\nHe told BBC Radio on Friday: “It is of course, extremely encouraging to see that Ukrainian armed forces have been able to take back territory and also strike behind Russian lines.\n“At the same time, we need to understand that this is not the beginning of the end of war, we need to be prepared for the long haul.”\nUkraine recently launched a southern counteroffensive around Kherson.\nVideos shared on social media and satellite images show Ukrainian attacks on Russian supply lines, ammunition bases and even the Saki air base in Crimea.\nBy September, the counteroffensive surprised Russia on the eastern front with gains in the Kharkiv region.\nUkraine seized the sole rail hub Russia was using to supply their front line in the northeast of the country.\nMeanwhile, Russia-appointed officials in occupied Ukrainian towns acknowledged some defeat.\nThe counterattack marked one of the most significant territorial shifts since Russian troops were repelled from Kyiv in the earliest days of the invasion.\nOn Tuesday, Russia announced “massive strikes”, including at the Kryvyi Rih dam.\nDuring the attack on the dam, about 100 homes were flooded in what is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown.\nAfter recapturing Izyum, Ukrainian authorities say they found mass graves in the woods.\nIn his nightly address, Zelenskyy said: “The world must bring Russia to real responsibility for this war.”\nAn improvised cemetery in the town of Izyum [Oleksandr Khomenko/Reuters]\n\r\n\r\nSource link "
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