Ukrainian army launched counterattack near Kyiv

Ukrainian military launched a counterattack against Russian forces

The Ukrainian military launched a counterattack against Russian forces to defend the capital city of Kyiv, said Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspline quoting an adviser to the Interior Minister, Qazet.az reports.

"The night was quite difficult, but in general we can say that the Ukrainian army counterattacked near Kyiv," Vadym Denysenko was quoted as saying.

"We lined up five tanks. In the morning artillery battles were heard in Kyiv on the western outskirts. Now there are battles. There is no further detailed information yet," he added.