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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine is still inflicting major losses on Russia, despite Kyiv not managing to regain captured territory. "Of course we would like them to to liberate as much territory as possible, as quickly as possible, but even though the frontline has not moved, the Ukrainians have been able to inflict heavy losses on the Russian invaders," he says. "Of course we would like them to liberate as much territory as possible as quickly as possible as possible, but even though the frontline has not moved, Ukrainians have been able to inflict heavy losses on the Russian invaders," Stoltenberg said. SOUNDBITE
US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley expresses strong doubt that Ukraine will succeed in driving Russian troops out of its territory this year. At a US-hosted meeting on Ukraine in Germany, Milley tells reporters: "From a military standpoint I still maintain that for this year it would be very, very difficult to militarily eject the Russian forces from all, every inch of... Russian-occupied Ukraine." SOUNDBITE
The first passenger train arrives in Kherson since Russian forces withdrew from the city on November 11. Arriving with a one hour delay, the train from Kyiv pulled in at ten o’clock as people waved flags from a bridge and relatives waited with flowers on the platform. IMAGES
Residents of Kherson celebrate Russia's retreat from the city by drinking champagne and getting Ukrainian flags signed by soldiers. "We waited a lot for the Armed Forces of Ukraine", says a woman, raising a glass to the liberation of the city. IMAGES
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says he is waiting to see how Russia's withdrawal from Kherson plays out, but if confirmed, it would be "another victory for Ukraine". The comment was made after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian military vehicles can be seen on the roads of the eastern Donbas region, after the recapture of Iyzum and swathes of territory in the eastern Kharkiv region delivered a serious blow to Russia's ambitions to capture and hold the Donbas region. IMAGES