Good morning. Last night, a senior advisor to Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that a long-awaited counteroffensive in the southern Kherson region was underway. Zelenskiy did not directly address the attack in his nightly address, but told Russian troops “If they want to survive, it is time … to flee”. Russia confirmed that a new offensive had begun, but claimed that it had “failed miserably”.
The live blog has the very latest this morning. Today’s newsletter, which comes a little late as the situation develops, will run you through what we do know so far, reasons for caution over the scale of the attack – and why a counteroffensive in Kherson could be so important. Here are the headlines.
