Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv troops advancing ‘not so quickly’

The head of Kyiv’s presidential office has acknowledged that battles are difficult in the east and south of the country, where a counteroffensive is ongoing.

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 10th Assault Brigade Edelweiss fires a D-30 cannon towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops are conducting a counteroffensive to recapture territory from Russian forces [Libkos/AP]
By Edna Mohamed, Virginia Pietromarchi and Federica Marsi
Published On 14 Jul 2023

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Friday, July 14.