Ukrainian troops claim new gains over Russia amid continued offensive

Ukrainian servicemen sit on T-80 tank that they claimed had been captured from the Russian army in Bakhmut, Ukraine (AP)

Ukrainian troops have continued to push forward with an offensive that has embarrassed Moscow, as officials in Kyiv and foreign observers hinted at new gains in the southern strategic region of Kherson.

Kherson has been one of the toughest battlefields for the Ukrainians, with progress being slower compared with Ukraine’s offensive around the country’s second largest city of Kharkiv, in the north-east, that began last month.