Ukraine counteroffensive recaptures more groundAFP, KRAMATORSK, UkraineUkrainian forces yesterday said that their lightning counteroffensive took back more ground in the previous 24 hours, as Russia responded with strikes on some of the recaptured ground. Moscow yesterday announced air, rocket and artillery attacks on reclaimed areas in the Kharkiv region, a day after Kyiv said Russian strikes on electricity infrastructure caused power failures. Service members of the State Security Service of Ukraine inspect ammo and shells left by Russian soldiers in the recently liberated town of Izium, amid Russia`s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 12, 2022. Eastern parts of Ukraine were hit with widespread electricity blackouts on Sunday evening, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said deliberately hit civilian infrastructure. Images posted by the Ukrainian military showed crates of munitions and military hardware scattered across territory abandoned by Russian forces.

Source: Taipei Times September 13, 2022 02:29 UTC