Kyiv paints a different picture - of pushing Russian troops back in the east and south-east.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with Russian war correspondents in Moscow on TuesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin claims that Ukraine's counter-offensive has been unsuccessful, with its army suffering major losses.
That has not been verified, and Ukrainian President Zelensky has denied the counter-offensive is failing.He thanked Ukrainian troops for "every step and every metre of Ukrainian land that is being liberated from Russian evil". Kyiv's counter-offensive is in its early stages, and modest gains have been made in the eastern Donetsk and south-eastern Zaporizhzhia regions. Mr Zelensky has also claimed advances in Bakhmut.
"What we do know is that the more land that Ukrainians are able to liberate, the stronger hand they will have at the negotiating table," he told US President Joe Biden at a White House meeting.
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