Russian General Shares How Ukraine Attack Was Repelled.

The general in charge of Russia's troops in Ukraine has briefed President Vladimir Putin on how his forces repelled a large-scale Ukrainian attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier on Thursday that Russian forces had withstood fierce overnight attempts by Ukrainian troops to break through the frontline in Zaporizhzhia and had inflicted heavy losses on them. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff, had briefed Putin on the overnight battle on Thursday morning.