
Ukraine war: Reports of counter-offensive
Russia has reported fighting with Ukrainian forces across the south-east.
Russia's defence ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian attack in Donetsk, in the latest sign that a wider counter-offensive may have begun. Ukraine has not been responding to the Russian claims. We speak to our colleague from BBC Verify and bring the latest from our correspondent.
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(Photo: Local resident Lilia Tabala, 75, looks at the ruins of her garage and summer kitchen, destroyed by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Horlivka (Gorlovka) in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, June 5, 2023. Credit: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)
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