ZALIZNYCHNE, Ukraine—Jubilant residents came out to welcome Ukrainian forces back to dozens of towns and villages after six months under Russian occupation as the work of unraveling their rule began.
On a road leading east from the city of Kharkiv into the newly retaken territory, Ukrainian military personnel were hauling a stricken tank marked with the letter “Z” abandoned by Russians who controlled this area until Ukrainian forces broke through their defenses just last week.
