THE UKRAINE OFFENSIVE CONTINUES AS THEY CLAIM THEIR FOURTH VILLAGE

 UKRAINE CLAIMS FOURTH VILLAGE IN THEIR OFFENSIVE, BUT THE PICTURE IS MIXED

1. Ukraine says it has liberated another village - the fourth since President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged on Saturday that Kyiv's long-awaited counter-offensive had begun
2. Officials say "the national flag is once again waving" over Storozhove, in the Donetsk region
3. A day earlier, footage showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne - and a minister said nearby Makarivka was also taken
   
   
   
4. The settlements reportedly taken back are relatively small - and Moscow is yet to confirm any retreat
5. The Institute for the Study of War has backed up Kyiv's claims, saying Ukraine captured "multiple settlements" over the weekend
6. A Ukrainian official told the BBC that front-line operations were under way and that both sides had taken losses - though Russia's were "much more considerable"
7. FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65872310