The War in Ukraine Is Shifting Against Putin but He Isn’t Giving In
Ukraine holds more ‘cards’ this year and is playing them well to exploit Russian vulnerabilities/ By Marcus Walker, Thomas Grove and Alexander Ward/ The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2026 9:00 pm ET/ Quick Summary/ -- Ukraine is exploiting Russian vulnerabilities as its drone campaign inflicts growing damage on Russia’s army and oil industry./ --Russian battlefield casualties have outstripped new recruitment since last winter, slowing the pace of its military advance./ --Ukraine’s escalating drone strikes are disrupting fuel supplies and forcing Russia to decide which parts of its sprawling territory to protect./ For four years, Russia has bet on outlasting Ukraine in a war of attrition. Now, as Kyiv’s drones inflict gr owing damage on both Russia’s army and oil industry, Moscow is finding out that time isn’t necessarily on its side./ Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion force is making ever-smaller gains at the front line, its losses exceed recruitment, and it is strugg...