African leaders’ ‘peace mission’ draws a blank in Kyiv and Moscow

However, Kyiv says it has liberated at least six villages and about 100 sq km of territory in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions since launching the first, probing attacks of its long-awaited counteroffensive this month.

He said Russian artillery was shelling Ukrainian forces as they tried to establish positions in the village. He also warned that if Kyiv’s troops gained a solid foothold in Piatykhatky and brought up reserves, then it could lead to an assault on the town of Vasylivka on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river.

In its daily briefing on the battlefield situation, Britain’s ministry of defence said the most intense combat was taking place in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions and around the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut, which Russia occupied in May after months of fighting. Ukraine continues to press western allies to send more arms to boost its counteroffensive, and its pilots are preparing to train on US-made F-16 warplanes. Sweden says Ukrainian pilots will also test its Gripen fighter jets.

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