Kyiv's counteroffensive continues as Putin rejects African peace plan.

Ukrainian fighters are making small advances in their counteroffensive operations against Russia in several areas, but both sides are experiencing high casualties. African leaders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to persuade him to seek peace talks with Kyiv, but Putin rebuffed their proposed measures. Russia aims to defeat Ukraine's counteroffensive with mines, artillery, and aviation, and has fortified the 900-mile front line stretching from Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine's southeast to Russia's Belgorod region.