Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv’s forces claw back in Kherson

Russia says Ukraine’s troops have managed to ‘penetrate into the depths of our defence’.

Ukrainian servicemen members dismount a cannon from a captured Russian armoured personnel carrier.
Ukrainian service member breaks a cannon from a captured Russian armoured personnel carrier in Kharkiv, Ukraine [Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters]
By Edna Mohamed and Farah Najjar
Published On 3 Oct 2022
  • Ukrainian forces are advancing into Kherson, one of the four regions Russia formally annexed days ago despite widespread condemnation.
  • The gains come after Kyiv’s forces recaptured Lyman over the weekend in Donetsk, another region annexed by Moscow.