Ukrainian troops have recaptured around 2,000 square km (700 square miles) of territory since it started a counter-offensive against Russia earlier this month, according to president Volodymyr Zelensky, as the Ukrainian army makes rapid advances on one of the war's principal front lines.
The Ukrainian head of state relayed the news to his people in a video address today.
It comes as Kyiv confirmed that its troops have entered the key strategic Ukrainian town of Izyum and have started clearing it.
