The Hindu Editorial (After Bakhmut) – May 26, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (After Bakhmut) – May 26, 2023:

Bakhmut (proper noun) – a city in eastern Ukraine.
determined (adjective) – firm about, intent on, insistent on, fixed on, single-minded about.
Congress (noun) – legislative assembly, parliament; The United States Congress is the bicameral (two chambers) legislature of the federal government of the United States, and consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Saratoga (proper noun) – a city in Santa Clara County, California.
the Battle of Saratoga (noun) – The Battle of Saratoga (Sep 19 and Oct 7, 1777) was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war.
revolutionary (noun) – a person who supports political revolution.
clinch (verb) – win, triumph in, achieve success in, be successful in (a match/competition).
decisive (adjective) – emphatic, resounding, conclusive, definite.
trajectory (noun) – track/course, route, path, direction, approach.
in someone’s hands (phrase) – under someone’s control.
Donbas region (noun) – a historical, cultural, and economic region in south-eastern Ukraine, some of whose territory (Donetsk and Luhansk) is occupied by two separatist groups in the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has recognized the independence of these two separatist regions in Ukraine.
neighbouring (adjective) – adjacent, bordering, abutting, surrounding; nearby.
troops (noun) – armed forces, forces, soldiers.
flank (noun) – side, border.
admit (verb) – accept, agree, acknowledge.
invade (verb) – attack, assault.
setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue.
beat back (phrasal verb) – push back, fight back, drive away, resist, retreat, oppose.
Oblast (noun) – an administrative division or region in Russia and the former Soviet Union, and in some Slavic countries.
counteroffensive (noun) – counterattack, fightback.
the end of the road (phrase) – the end/conclusion of something.
thrust (noun) – a forceful attack; assault, onslaught, offensive, invasion, incursion.
objective (noun) – aim, ambition, goal, target.
invasion (noun) – attack, offensive, onslaught, incursion, assault.
war of attrition (noun) – a military strategy consisting of aggressive attempts to win a war by wearing down (weakening) the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel.
mobilise (verb) – (of people) bring together for a particular cause.
fortification (noun) – reinforcement, strengthening, buttressing, bolstering, augmenting.
frontline (noun) – a place where opposing armed forces/militaries face each other in war; vanguard, firing line, battlefield, combat zone.
undergo (verb) – engage in, be subjected to, undertake, receive, go through.
spring (noun) – spring season. (it also means the origin, basis, source, root of something).
point to (verb) – indicate, mention, suggest (that something is true).
intelligence (noun) – (military/political) information, facts, details, particulars.
thanks to (phrase) – as a result of, owing to, due to, because of.
the West (noun) – The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America.
drone (noun) – unmanned aircraft/missile.
saboteur (noun) – a person who engages in sabotage (damage or destroy something deliberately).
bring home (phrase) – to make someone to understand how important or serious something is; emphasize to, stress to, fix deeply in someone’s mind.
weaponry (noun) – arms, weapons of war, firearms, guns, artillery, armaments.
bet on (verb) – to have a very strong feeling that something will happen; speculate, try one’s luck.
capitalise on (verb) – take advantage of, use, make use of, benefit from.
momentum (noun) – the increase in the rate of growth of something; strength, impetus.
talks (noun) – dialogue, deliberation, discussion, discourse, debate, negotiation, consultation.
on the horizon (phrase) – imminent, impending, approaching, coming, on the way, forthcoming, about to happen, in the wings, on the cards, in the pipeline/offing, just around the corner.