KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine said Wednesday it has launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces encroaching on its capital, Kyiv, and other key cities, seeking to reverse the momentum of a war that is entering its fourth week.

The thump of distant shelling echoed through the center of Kyiv overnight, as Ukrainian forces appeared to counterattack in the outlying towns of Irpin, Bucha and Hostomel, which have been severely damaged in weeks of street fighting and artillery exchanges. The city and the surrounding region were placed under an all-day curfew Wednesday.

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