Ukraine war: Kyiv reports increase in nighttime drone attacks launched by Moscow

The latest developments from the Ukraine war.

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00:00 Ukraine's military released this video, said to show its soldiers in a battle to recapture

00:06 Russian positions near Bakhmut in the country's east.

00:10 The 3rd Brigade fighters say they fired at the Russians until they retreated.

00:16 Ukraine lost control of Bakhmut in May, after a year of intense fighting.

00:20 The military says it's made some advances west, north and south of the city since the

00:25 launch of a counter-offensive in June.

00:28 On Friday, Ukraine's military said it had secured several positions on the eastern bank

00:33 of the Dnieper River in the Kursan region.

00:36 Its troops are trying to push Russian forces away from the river to stop shelling from

00:41 striking civilian areas on the Ukrainian-held west bank.

00:45 In Kharkiv, a Russian missile struck the city of Chekhoyiv in the middle of the night.

00:50 Local authorities say it damaged homes and cars and caused a large sinkhole.

00:55 shelling also damaged homes.

00:57 (whooshing)