Ukraine counterattack 'will chase out Russians'

UKRAINE'S president Volodymyr Zelensky vowed today that his forces would chase the Russian army "to the border" as they launched a counterattack in the south of the country.

- Nicholas Cecil

He claimed that Ukraine was "taking back its own" as the offensive was unleashed near the occupied city of Kherson.

One of his advisers claimed Ukrainian troops had swiftly broken through Russian defences in several areas.

However, British military intelligence chiefs said it was too early to confirm what was happening on the battlefield in southern Ukraine.