The Ukrainian town of Bucha has been recaptured by President Zelensky’s forces, according to the local mayor, as Kyiv claimed that 17,700 Russian troops have now been killed since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion.
Anatoliy Fedoruk announced on Friday night that the town outside the capital had been reclaimed the previous day, adding that 31 March “will go down in the history of our town... as the day of its liberation from Russia”.