Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his forces are making progress

Vladimir Putin hands out awards to soldiers said to have been wounded in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin hands out awards to soldiers said to have been wounded in Ukraine Source: AAP / VLADIMIR ASTAPKOVICH / KREMLIN / POOL/EPA

Ukraine is making gains against Russian forces, recapturing seven villages, as five NATO countries discuss support for Ukraine's counter-offensive and into the future. On Russia Day President Vladimir Putin visits injured soldiers in hospital, while in New Zealand the head of Radio New Zealand apologises after a journalist alters more than a dozen articles inserting in them Russian propaganda


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