Ukraine continues to consolidate control in Kharkiv area, Russian losses 10 times higher, says official

After seven months of continuous war, Ukraine has made major territorial gains in the Kharkiv region as Russia suffers losses.

The Russia-Ukraine war seems to have taken a favourable turn for Ukraine after seven months of continuous fighting. Earlier this week, Ukraine claimed that it regained control of the Kharkiv region and reclaimed areas seized by Moscow in the early days of the war.

Here are the top developments of the story:

- In the midst of Russian forces abandoning their posts, Britain's defence ministry on Thursday said that Ukrainian forces continue to consolidate their control of newly liberated areas of Kharkiv Oblast.

(1/4) Ukrainian forces continue to consolidate their control of newly liberated areas of Kharkiv Oblast. Russian forces have largely withdrawn from the area west of the Oskil River.

The ministry in its daily intelligence bulletin on Twitter said Russian forces have largely withdrawn from the area west of the Oksil river. High-value equipment abandoned by retreating Russian forces included capabilities essential to enable Russia's artillery-centric style of warfare, the tweet added.