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A Russian military lorry drives past an unexploded munition in the village of Chornobaivka, in the Kherson region. Reuters
A Russian military lorry drives past an unexploded munition in the village of Chornobaivka, in the Kherson region. Reuters
Russia has 'definitively lost initiative' in Ukraine
Kyiv's troops are now conducting a major counter-offensive and besieging Kherson, Moscow's 'crown jewel', western officials say
Thomas Harding
27 July, 2022