Ukraine has launched a counter offensive to take back swathes of land in eastern and southern Ukraine captured by Russian forces. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians that Russia was throwing all its resources into a campaign to stop Kyiv’s troops from pressing their counter offensive and a top general reported new progress on the southern front.bid to advance southward.
It has focused on capturing villages in the southeast in a drive towards the Sea of Azov and areas near the eastern city of Bakhmut, taken by Russian forces in May after months of battles. “We must all understand very clearly, as clearly as possible, that Russian forces in our southern and eastern lands are doing everything they can in order to stop our soldiers,” Mr Zelensky said in his nightly video address after chairing a meeting with top commanders on Friday.
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