Russian forces have improved their standing almost everywhere along the frontline, the president says Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has been underway since early June, has completely failed, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has said.

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Russian forces recently captured several settlements near the city, gaining an upper hand in the region The whole world is to blame for Ukraine’s failure to stop Russia’s recent advances in Kharkov Region and must now help Kiev to change the situation, President Vladimir Zelensky told ABC News in an interview on Thursday.