Russia no longer has full control of any of four ‘annexed’ Ukrainian provinces

04/10/2022 08:53 The Guardian

Kyiv’s troops advanced in southern Kherson province and made additional gains in eastRussia-Ukraine war – live updatesRussia no longer has full control of any of the four provinces of Ukraine it says it annexed last week after Ukrainian troops advanced dozens of kilometres in Kherson province in the south of the country and made additional gains in the east.On Monday, the Russian military acknowledged that Kyiv’s forces had broken through in the Kherson region. It said the Ukrainian army and its “superior tank units” had managed to “penetrate the depths of our defence” around the villages of Zoltaya Balka and Alexsandrovka. Continue reading...

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