President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine’s armed forces have retaken around 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles) of territory from Russian forces since their surprise north-eastern counteroffensive was launched earlier this month.
In his Saturday night address, he said: “These days, the Russian army is showing its best – showing its back. And, in the end, it is a good choice for them to run away. There is and will be no place for the occupiers in Ukraine.”
