Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked his military for ensuring results in embattled Ukraine, hinting at an ongoing counter-offensive.

Zelenskyy said he was in "constant communication" with commanders in the "hottest areas".

Mr Zelensky has hailed what he described as “results” in heavy fighting in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.

“There is very heavy fighting in Donetsk region,” President Zelensky said in his daily video message, delivered in a train after visiting areas affected by the breach of the Kakhovka power dam.

“But there are results and I am grateful to those who achieved these results. Well done in Bakhmut. Step by step,” he said.

President Zelensky referred to other areas where fighting is going on, but said he would provide no details. Pictures posted on his Telegram account showed him meeting some of the country’s top generals in the field.

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