Ukraine gains tactical edge in counteroffensive against Russia.

Ukraine claims to have retaken four villages in the eastern Donetsk region as part of its counteroffensive against Russian forces, with soldiers raising the national flag over the retaken village of Storozheve. The gains are small-scale victories in the early days of what is expected to be a long and difficult effort to drive the Kremlin’s forces out of occupied land across the country's south and east. The battlefield debut of western-supplied armored vehicles, including German Leopard tanks and American-made Bradley fighting vehicles, is making a significant difference, according to Ukrainian soldiers.