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Ukraine counteroffensive: Kyiv troops try to capitalise on chaos in Russia This past weekend's developments in Russia occurred as Ukraine's counteroffensive was underway. Although Ukrainian officials say a new Russian-held settlement has been recaptured this Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that the advance has been slower than hoped. He has also echoed comments by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who said that the aborted mutiny by Russia's Wagner mercenary group showed the weakness of Russia's leadership. Ukraine is continuing to ask its Western counterparts for more sophisticated weapons, including long-range missiles, amid fears that Russia is planning to blow up all or part of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. FRANCE 24's Kyiv correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells us more.