Ukraine says its troops have recaptured seven villages from Russian forces along an approximately 100-kilometre front in the south-east since starting its long-anticipated counteroffensive last week.
The task of ending Russia’s occupation of southern and eastern Ukraine is daunting, given Russia’s numerical superiority in men, ammunition and air power, and the many months it has had to build deep defensive fortifications, especially in southern Ukraine.
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