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Russian businessman Ivan Pechorin is the latest of Vladimir Putin's cronies to die in suspicious circumstances having mysteriously "fallen overboard" while on his private yacht

BERLIN — The scenes are jubilant ones: Ukrainian troops raise their blue-and-yellow banners in towns and villages that Russian troops controlled for nearly seven months. Elderly residents emerge from sheds and cellars, nearly bowling over young soldiers with headlong hugs. Abandoned Russian tanks and armored vehicles lie marooned in fields…

The Kremlin made its first public response following Ukraine's success on the battlefield in recent days.

‘The military operation continues,’ says Kremlin spokesman

Ukraine has managed to turn the tide of war, at least for now. What may happen next?

Russian troops over the weekend were forced to withdraw from the areas surrounding Ukraine's second-largest city.

Kyiv’s troops have reportedly retaken towns up to the Russian border, including strategic Izium

PM Mishustin would become acting president and elections would be held.

(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine)