Zelensky warns of potential Russian defeat in Ukraine's counteroffensive.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that if Kyiv's counteroffensive against Russia is successful, Russia will lose the entire conflict. The counteroffensive is in its early stages, and military experts say the decisive battles still lie ahead. The Ukrainian military held a press briefing Thursday to publicize its early successes, including the capture of at least seven settlements and 38 square miles of territory in the south. Meanwhile, Russia announced a plan to hold elections in illegally annexed regions of Ukraine, but Kyiv countered by saying that any elections staged by Russians on Ukrainian territory would be invalid and illegal.