Kyiv’s troops have reportedly retaken towns up to the Russian border, including strategic Izium
Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates
Ukraine’s forces have continued to press their counterattack in Kharkiv, seeking to take control of almost all of the province, as Russia launched dozens of air and missile strikes on power plants and other locations in apparent retaliation for Kyiv’s success.
Ukraine’s troops headed north, reportedly recapturing towns all the way to the Russian border, and a video circulated of a Ukrainian soldier at the centre of the strategic city of Izium as the week-long counteroffensive in the north-east of the country continues.