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The governor of southern Ukraine's Kherson region says Russian airstrikes have killed two people and wounded three others

As the war enters its 578th day, these are the main developments.

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Ukrainian officials have reported three people killed and 17 others wounded from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia

Despite mounting evidence, Ukrainian leaders had previously declined to say whether the offensive had been launched. The Ukrainian forces are now attacking the Russians in three separate areas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive operations were taking place in Ukraine, but told reporters he would not say what stage they were at. The news comes as Ukraine's military said three civilians were killed in an overnight drone attack on the Black Sea port…

As the war enters it 471st day, these are the main developments.

Five people are dead and about 600 square kilometres of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine is under water.