Late Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops had so far retaken more than 6,000 square kilometers — an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg — in a matter of weeks.Reports of chaos abounded as Russian troops pulled out — as well as claims that they were surrendering en masse. The claims could not be immediately verified.
The Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office said four bodies bearing signs of torture were found in the village of Zaliznychne. It's not clear how many other places investigators have entered. But even if Putin were to sit down at the negotiating table, Zelenskyy has made it clear that Russia must return all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea, Gallyamov said.Putin’s previous actions “have restricted his room to maneuver," so he “wouldn’t be able to put anything meaningful on the table.”
Strikes have also continued unabated on the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest and one that has been hammered by artillery for months.