Ukrainian military officials say they are making gradual progress to push Russian forces out of southern sectors of the country
What we know on day 479 of the invasion
Russia’s defence minister has called for more tanks to be manufactured “to meet the needs of Russian forces” in Ukraine after Kyiv launched a counteroffensive with western arms.
Sergei Shoigu visited a military factory in western Siberia and stressed the need “to maintain the increased production of tanks”, the defence ministry said.
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