The Russian Defence Ministry said it has thwarted an attempted Ukrainian 'terrorist attack' on Moscow.
Here's the latest territorial situation on the ground. Ukrainian forces are now seven weeks into their counteroffensive, with the US saying they have taken back around 50% of the territory Russia initially seized. A member of the Wagner mercenary group told the BBC he and his fellow fighters 'didn't have a clue' what was going on during the armed rebellion in Moscow.Vladimir Putin said Ukraine's counteroffensive 'has failed' as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko for talks in St Petersburg.Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised Ukraine would retaliate against Russian attacks on Odesa.Here are the other key events you need to know from the last 24 hours: The port city has come under a barrage of attacks over the last week, as Kyiv continues to accuse Moscow of targeting food export facilities after abandoning the grain deal. The attack killed one person and injured scores more. The alleged attack came after a historic Orthodox cathedral in Ukraine's southern Odesa region was badly damaged in a missile strike yesterday. Overnight, Russia's defence ministry claimed to have thwarted a Ukrainian 'terrorist attack' on Moscow after downing two drones - we'll bring you more on that shortly. Welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
