Ukrainians embarrass Putin by becoming first foreign military force to occupy Russian territory since World War II By Isabel Coles, Michael R. Gordon and Ievgeniia Sivorka | Photographs by Svet Jacqueline for WSJ Aug. 16, 2024 at 11:00 pm ET PYSARIVKA, Ukraine—Six days after Ukrainian forces swept through the Russian border town of Sudzha in a lightning advance, a Ukrainian platoon carrying out a mopping-up operation stumbled upon a dozen Russian soldiers hiding in a butter factory. The speed and scale of this month’s Ukrainian advance—the first time a foreign military force has occupied Russian soil since World War II—left pockets of surprised and disoriented Russian soldiers … Continue reading Behind Ukraine’s Russia Invasion: Secrecy, Speed and Electronic Jamming