Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy hails ‘good news’ in Kharkiv

Ukraine news from September 7: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says some settlements have been recaptured from Russian forces.

Ukrainian firefighters work on heavily damaged buildings after latest Russian rocket attack in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian firefighters work on heavily damaged buildings after latest Russian rocket attack in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine [Andrii Marienko/AP Photo]
By Edna Mohamed
Published On 7 Sep 2022
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decries Western “provocations” against Russia.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the Ukrainian government an “illegitimate regime”, saying it was founded after a “coup” in 2014.