Ukrainian forces reclaim village in east as part of counter-offensive

Houses have been destroyed during the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian armed forces in Andriivka, Donetsk (AP)

Ukrainian forces have recaptured a village in the country’s east after intense battles with Russian troops as part of their counter-offensive, the country’s military said.

The village of Andriivka – about six miles south of the Russia-occupied town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region – is the latest gain for Kyiv in a counter-offensive that has seen slow but steady gains by Ukrainian forces.