Ukrainian forces are “shifting to offensive actions” in some areas, the country’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar has said.

Military sources told the BBC that a series of small scale armoured offensive operations are under way.

They did not say whether this was the start of Ukraine’s long-awaited full-scale counter-offensive.

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive and claims it killed 300 troops and destroyed 16 tanks.

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