Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting

Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian positions on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Saturday June 24 2023 (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Ukrainian forces are trying to wear down Russia’s army and reshape battle lines to create more favourable conditions for a decisive, eastward counteroffensive.

Ukraine’s troops were given a boost of morale last week by an armed rebellion in Russia that posed the most significant threat to President Vladimir Putin’s power in more than two decades.