Ukraine's Counteroffensive Against Russia: Day 479 Update.

The situation in Ukraine remains tense as the war enters its 479th day, with both sides claiming victories and inflicting losses. Putin rejected reports of Ukrainian counteroffensive successes and proclaimed the end of "neo-colonialism" in international politics. Ukraine will send combat pilots to train on US-made F-16 fighter jets, and a team of legal experts assisting Ukraine's prosecutors said that preliminary findings made it "highly likely" that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was caused by explosives planted by Russia. The UN estimates that 700,000 people require drinking water in eastern Ukraine following the dam's collapse, and the US will provide an additional $205m in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.