Military briefing: Ukraine forces probe Russian defences across Dnipro river
Recent raids in Kherson region could be diversionary tactics as part of counteroffensive
Financial Times
Washington Post
Ukraine presses counteroffensive as flood evacuations continue in south
Heavy fighting was reported in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions but no major gains were claimed by Ukraine signaling the new phase of the war will be difficult.
Washington Post
Ukrainian forces advance on Russians, deny ‘counteroffensive’ has begun
Soldiers made gains outside Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Ivanivske and in Paraskoviivka, all near Bakhmut, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said.
The Guardian
‘I can’t stop smiling’: residents welcome Ukrainian troops in the frontline town of Snihurivka
Small town a kilometre from army’s positions in southern Ukraine was retaken on Thursday
The Guardian
‘Ze-len-skiy!’ Kherson crowds cheer president after he gives speech in city
Volodymyr Zelenskiy was mobbed by recently liberated Ukrainians after his soldiers ended the Russian occupation