In the past three days, Russian troops have poured across Ukraine's northeastern border. They have taken more square miles per day than at almost any other point in the war save the very beginning and are moving near Kharkiv.
Russian forces launched a complex offensive on Friday. At least nine villages were seized. Ukrainian troops are retreating, and some commanders blame each other.
Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine's top military commander, conceded the situation had significantly worsened. Russian attempts to break through Ukrainian defensive lines had been unsuccessful so far.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin moved Sergei Shoigu, his minister of defense, to run the national security council, the first shake-up for his national security team since the invasion began.
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