The Ukrainian president says armed forces are "physically cleansing Ukraine." Meanwhile, the UN chief has urged the acceleration of exports of grain from Black Sea ports. DW has the latest.
Ednews informs via Ukrinform that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that his country's forces were "actively destroying the enemy."
In his nightly address, Zelenskyy said forces on the eastern and southern flanks of the country were "physically cleansing Ukraine."
"A defense against terror means destroying terrorists. And it is a guarantee that the state of evil will never have the opportunity to bring evil to Ukraine."
Kyiv launched a much anticipated counteroffensive nearly two weeks ago. Though quiet about the launch at first, Zelenskyy has been addressing his military's movements more recently.
Also on Tuesday, Russian forces struck military and infrastructure targets in Kyiv and western areas away from the front lines.
Zelenskyy said Russian drones attacked Kyiv for over four hours.
Meanwhile, Russian authorities said Ukrainian forces struck a Russian-controlled town in the southern Kherson region with drones. They said one woman was killed and four civilians were injured in the attack.