Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country's armed forces are making gains in their counteroffensive, saying in his nightly address Sunday that "our troops are advancing, position by position, step by step, we are moving forward."
Zelenskyy's comments come as Ukraine's counteroffensive enters its third week. Unlike several previous counteroffensives that saw Ukraine recapture an impressive amount of territory relatively quickly, this counteroffensive has been different, with Ukraine recapturing only a handful of settlements and progress expected to be limited by deep Russian defenses.
Ukraine met with its international allies last week to discuss Kyiv's military progress and ongoing needs, but Zelenskyy said Sunday that "the main thing is the speed of supply" of weaponry after a series of delays in decision-making over weapons, and their supply to Ukraine.
In other news, Russia's security service said on Monday it had thwarted a series of Ukrainian "sabotage and terrorist plots" targeting Russian-backed officials in Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine. Kyiv has not responded to the claims.