LIVE VIDEO: MPs grill Public Protector Malema addresses striking miners Ukraine says it has been preparing a major offensive to recapture territory lost to Russia AFP/File | Sergey SHESTAK Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday praised his troops for advances claimed near the devastated city of Bakhmut, while Russia said it had repelled a large-scale attack. The contrasting claims came as Pope Francis's peace envoy, Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, arrived in Kyiv for two days of talks.

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