Zelensky says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces have reversed Russian gains (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the north-eastern Kharkiv region earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

“Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered,” the President said in his nightly video address on Friday.