Ukraine news latest: Putin crony admits Ukraine gains in Kherson as Zelensky hails progress

VLADIMIR Putin has made calls for Ukraine to “sit down at the negotiating table” as the dictator tries to exit war on his “own terms”. ONE of Vladimir Putin‘s new puppet rulers has admitted that Ukrainian forces have made new breakthroughs in the region where he has been placed in charge by the Kremlin. Russian-installed official Vladimir Saldo confessed that the Ukrainian army had taken control of some settlements in the southern Kherson region. Speaking on state television, Saldo said: “It’s tense, let’s put it that way.” Earlier, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had declared his forces had liberated the small towns of Arkhanhelske and Myrolyubivka in the Kherson region. Russia formally moved to annex four Ukrainian territories last week, including Kherson region, but none are fully under the control of Moscow’s forces and Ukraine continues to advance in the south. Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest updates…