President Zelenskyy presents the Order of Merit to actor Sean Penn and shows him a special plaque in his honour in Kyiv's Constitution Square. Ukraine live updates:
Biden: US knew for some time Russia would withdraw from Kherson
Lord Dannatt told Sky News that the Russians' withdrawal from the city of Kherson is"probably a seminal moment in this campaign"."I think tactically it's in their best interests to do that," Lord Dannatt went on. Exposed on the west bank of the Dnipro River, commanders faced the choice of stay and slowly die under Ukrainian bombardment or retreat and live to fight another day. But if – as it seems – President Vladimir Putin's forces are genuinely retreating to new defensive lines on the opposite side of the river, it will mark an important win for Ukraine as well as a much-needed psychological boost after more than two and a half months of a bloody counter-offensive in the south.
That is the single biggest factor on the Ukrainian side that the government in Kyiv cannot control - beyond keeping up the pressure on their US, British and other NATO suppliers. He just needs time to regroup, re-arm and wait for the bulk of some 300,000 reservists recently mobilised to gain a semblance of training so they can attempt new offensives.
On a visit to Lydd Army camp in Kent, where Ukrainian volunteers are being trained to fight in the conflict, he also said Russia had been an "active adversary" of the UK for a number of years."Russia has been regularly behind cyber attacks in this country." In the video below, Sergei Surovikin delivers news that represents a huge setback for Moscow and a major humiliation for Vladimir Putin.
Speaking in Downing Street, where he was meeting British PM Rishi Sunak, Mr Stoltenberg said:"It is encouraging to see how the brave Ukrainian forces are able to liberate more Ukrainian territory.
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