Ukraine reports more advances in south, battles rage in east

KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military has retaken over 12 square km (4.6 square miles) of territory in southern Ukraine in the past week in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Monday. Maliar said the advances brought the territory recaptured since the counteroffensive began in early June to more than...

Ukraine war: China going its ‘own way’ on peace process, says foreign minister

In Madrid, Spain, protesters hold Ukrainian flags and placards during a protest against Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares held a phone meeting “about the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the means to end it” with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday.Reuters Beijing has been going its “own way”...