Ukraine’s armed forces have stopped a Russian offensive in the east of the country towards the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman, a senior defence official has claimed. Deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar told Ukrainian television: 'We had very fierce battles in the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, but our soldiers stopped the enemy there.' Ukraine is in the initial stages of its most ambitious counterattack since Russia’s 2022 invasion. It has retaken eight villages, it said, in what Reuters described as its most substantial gains on the battlefield for seven months
Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates
Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates
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