Ukraine makes more gains, as Russia strikes Kharkiv

Moscow says its troops are delivering ‘precision strikes’, including in the urban hubs of Kupiansk and Izyum.

Derhachi Mayor Vyacheslav Zadorenko rips a Russian flag in Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv region, Ukraine
Derhachi Mayor Vyacheslav Zadorenko, with a group of soldiers, rips a Russian flag in Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video [Facebook/Vyacheslav Zadorenko via Reuters]
By David Child and Virginia Pietromarchi
Published On 12 Sep 2022
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12 Sep 2022
(20:43 GMT)
  • Ukrainian troops retake a wide swath of territory from Russia during a lightning-fast counteroffensive, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places.
  • Russia says its forces have conducted air raids in areas of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region retaken by Kyiv’s troops.