Zelensky near frontlines amid counter-attack hint

UKRAINE'S president has made his third visit in two days to areas that have felt the brunt of Russia's war.

Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday made a trip to the southern Kherson region retaken from the Kremlin's forces.

Ukraine took back control of the Kherson region's capital, also called Kherson, at the end of last year, pushing out the Russian occupiers who had captured the city in the weeks following the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion more than a year ago.

The Dnieper River now marks the frontline in the region, which is still partially occupied. While in Kherson, Mr Zelensky met local security officials and inspected infrastructure damaged by Russian strikes, his office said.