Ukraine says it has retaken a village – as Russia says it is repelling attacks

A Ukrainian serviceman steers a boat in a flooded neighbourhood in Kherson, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Ukraine’s military has reported recapturing a village in the southeast of the country amid Russian claims of repelling multiple attacks in the area.

It is the latest indication that a highly anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive may be underway even as officials in Kyiv stop short of publicly acknowledging it.