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Map of Ukraine showing the Kharkiv region where Ukraine has reclaimed a large swathe of territory
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#BREAKING Russian military says carrying out strikes on areas retaken by Ukraine

#UPDATE Russia says its forces are carrying out strikes in parts of Ukraine's Kharkiv region retaken by Kyiv's forces in recent days

#BREAKING Kremlin says 'no prospect for negotiations' with Kyiv

#UPDATE Russia's military action in Ukraine will continue, the Kremlin said Monday, after Ukrainian forces reclaimed significant territory in a counter-offensive in the country's east

#BREAKING Ukraine says around 500 sq km retaken in southern Kherson region

#UPDATE Ukraine said on Monday its forces recaptured 500 square kilometres (193 square miles), in the southern Kherson region after claiming huge gains in the east over the weekend.

📸 A Ukrainian guards a trench fortification situated between Mykolaiv and Kherson, in June 2022

#UPDATE Ukraine forces said Monday their lightning counter-offensive took back more ground in the past 24 hours, as Russia replied with strikes on some of the recaptured ground.
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#UPDATE Ukrainian forces said on Monday their lightning counter-offensive had taken back more ground in the past 24 hours, in the southern #Kherson region, as Russia replied with strikes on some of the recaptured ground u.afp.com/ikAB