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By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine (Reuters) – The front lines in Ukraine had shifted on Sunday as Russia made advances in the fiercely contested eastern Donbas region and Ukraine’s military waged a counteroffensive near the strategic Russian-held city of Izium. Near the northeastern city of Kharkiv, where Ukrainian forces have been on the attack since early this month, commanders said they believed Russia had been withdrawing troops to reinforce positions around Izium to the south. Ukraine has scored a series of successes since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, forcing Russia…