Ukraine war: ‘Extremely fierce battles’ as Kyiv seeks to advance
Ukraine’s ongoing counter-offensive has resulted in some further advances, a minister says. …
“This was never going to be without risk,” they said. “What we’re seeing is not unexpected. It’s difficult, and it is going to be challenging for Ukrainians. What we have seen, though, is they’ve continued to push through where they have had losses, and then continued to advance. So overall is going in the right direction.”