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From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavrini.

This is The Daily.

Three months since Russia invaded Ukraine, one of the biggest surprises has been the inability

of the Russian military to turn the tide of the war.

Today, my colleague Anton Trinovsky on a clash that left hundreds of Russian soldiers dead

and how its aftermath is raising doubts inside Russia, even among the military's most

ardent supporters.

It's Monday, May 23rd.

And Anton, tell me about this most recent development you've been reporting on.

So it's a Russian attempt to cross a river gone terribly wrong.

The Russians earlier in May tried to cross the Donets River in eastern Ukraine in an effort

to encircle Ukrainian troops that were stationed in that area.

This is part of the battle for the Donbass, that eastern Ukrainian region you've been

hearing so much about that the Russians are trying to take control of.

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