Assessing Ukraine's Counteroffensive Against Russia: Live Updates

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukrainian forces have attempted a counteroffensive in intense fighting in Ukraine, but every advance has failed, resulting in heavy casualties. Russia's Defence Ministry claimed that it had repelled fierce attacks in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, causing more than 1,000 Ukrainian casualties and destroying dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles, but offered no evidence for its assertions. The fate of the counteroffensive, supported by tens of billions of dollars in Western weapons, is likely to influence the shape of future Western diplomatic and military support for Ukraine.