President Volodymyr Zelensky says the Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russian forces has made advances on all fronts.

He gave no details, but pro-Russian commentators say Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro river and retaken a village near Kherson.

Ukraine's deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar also said yesterday that Ukrainian forces had regained control over Rivnopil, a village in the Donetsk region west of a cluster of settlements recaptured in offensive operations.

In a late night video address, delivered from a train after visiting frontline positions, Zelensky described Monday as a “happy day” and said his troops “have advanced in all directions” on the front.