LIVE. Zelensky: counter-offensive is progressing slowly but surely

The Ukrainian counter-offensive is “not going fast, but we are making progress,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday evening. On Thursday morning, a rocket attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv left five dead when an apartment building in the city was hit by falling debris and caught fire. According to NBC News, the US and Russia have been holding secret peace talks for months. Follow all the latest news in our live blog.

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