Ukraine has recaptured several villages from Russian forces in a series of counterattacks, including east of Kharkiv and northwest of Mariupol, after Russian missiles hit the western city of Lviv on Saturday. The following are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Ukrainian counterattacks: The Kharkiv regional governor said some villages around Malaya Rogan had been recaptured by Ukrainian forces. CNN-verified video shows Ukrainian troops controlling Vilkhivka, one of the settlements about 20 miles from the Russian border. The success of the Ukrainian forces around Kharkov is reflected further north, near the town of Sumy, where Ukrainian troops have liberated a number of settlements, according to videos identified and verified by CNN. A separate counterattack in the south also led to the liberation of two villages by Russian forces northwest of Mariupol, according to the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration. Lviv raids: The Russian military on Sunday confirmed strikes on fuel depots in Lviv and outside Kyiv on Saturday, saying it had targeted fuel supplies for Ukrainian troops. At least five people were injured when at least two rockets hit Lviv, a city in western Ukraine that had previously survived Russia’s worst attack. Biden’s speech: US President Vladimir Putin said during a speech in Poland on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “could not stay in power”. The White House went on to say that it was not an immediate call for regime change. Biden is now back in DC. Zelensky calls for more help: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his call on international partners for stronger military assistance, saying his country is asking for only 1% of NATO tanks and planes. In a video posted on social media on Saturday, Zelensky said the need to strengthen common security in Europe was raised during his two talks with Polish President Andrei Duda. Allegations of deportation of the Red Cross: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has categorically denied Ukraine’s allegations that it has opened an office in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, thus facilitating the deportation of Ukrainian citizens to Russia. The ICC, which generally maintains a low public profile, issued the statement after calling what it called “false information circulating on the internet” that it was helping Russia move tens of thousands of people out of the country. Evacuations: More than 5,200 people escaped through humanitarian corridors on Saturday, according to Ukrainian officials. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that two seriously injured children and an infant with pneumonia were among the 4,331 residents who escaped from the besieged city of Mariupol, arriving in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia. The evacuations came amid reports by Ukrainian authorities on Saturday that convoys of buses were being held by Russian forces as part of what they called a campaign of coercion to force some residents into Russia. Occupied city: The Ukrainian president also said that Russia would not “subdue” Slavutych after the entry of Russian forces into the city on Saturday after days of fighting. The city was built to house workers at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Hundreds of residents gathered in its central square to protest the arrival of troops. Russian forces arrested the mayor of the city for a while but eventually released him, according to a statement from the Ukrainian political party Sluha Narodu. CNN Julia Kesaieva, Nathan Hodge, Paul P. Murphy, Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Olena Mankovska and Hira Humayun contributed to this post.
