President claims thousands of square kilometres of ground have been retaken as Russian forces withdraw from parts of Kherson region
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine’s armed forces have retaken around 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles) of territory from Russian forces since their surprise north-eastern counteroffensive was launched earlier this month.
In his Saturday night address, he said: “These days, the Russian army is showing its best – showing its back. And, in the end, it is a good choice for them to run away. There is and will be no place for the occupiers in Ukraine.”
