Ukraine says it aims to liberate all of its territory after driving back Russian forces in the northeast of the country in a rapid offensive, but called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems to back the advance.
Ukrainian forces have swept further across territory seized from fleeing Russian troops, as Moscow grapples with the consequences of the collapse of its occupation force in northeastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces have seized an expanding area of previously Russian-held territory in the east in a "very sharp and rapid" advance, a Russian-installed regional official says, in a breakthrough that might mark a turning point in the war.
