President vows to push Russia’s military back to the border as advisers report Ukrainian troops have breached frontline in several places
The long-awaited counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops has started in the southern region of Kherson, with the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, saying: “If they want to survive, it is time for the Russian military to flee.”
Ukrainian troops have broken through Russian defences in several areas of the frontline near the city of Kherson, a senior adviser to Zelenskiy claimed on Monday.