Ukraine recaptures eight villages from Russian forces.

Ukraine has retaken an eighth village from Russian forces in its two-week-old counteroffensive, capturing 113 square km of land. The village of Piatykhatky is significant as it lies around 90 km from the coast. Both sides appear to have taken heavy losses in recent fighting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed the efforts of the troops and said he would continue talks with Western allies to get weapons and ammunition supplies to them as soon as possible. Russia said it had repelled numerous assaults and released a video showing what its troops say is captured Western equipment, in this case, a French-made tank reportedly seized in the eastern Donetsk region.