Russian Forces Press Ukrainian Defense in Northeast

Russian armed forces were trying to break through Ukrainian defense lines in the country’s northeast on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said, a sign of building Russian pressure across the front.

Meanwhile, in a victory for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the U.K. is considering sending British fighter jets to Ukraine, a U.K. government spokesman said. Mr. Zelensky made a surprise visit to London on Wednesday to press for more military assistance to Kyiv, including fighter jets.