Russia is facing numerous setbacks as its invasion of Ukraine heads into a second month.
In the battlefield, Ukrainian forces have managed to push back Russian advances around the west of the capital, Kyiv.
And in the Kremlin itself, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top advisers has resigned.
Heavy shelling does, however, continue across numerous cities in Ukraine, including Kyiv.
The northern city of Chernihiv is also isolated after a key bridge connecting it to Kyiv was destroyed earlier today, regional authorities say. Makariv had previously fallen to Russian forces (pictured: a Ukrainian soldier near the town)
Local authorities in the town of Makariv, west of Kyiv, said Ukrainian flags were flying there once more.
A US defence spokesman said Ukrainians were also reversing momentum in some parts of the south.
A UK defence analyst told the BBC the fightback could force Moscow to change its tactics. Mr. Chubais was made a special representative to Mr Putin in December 2020
As well as the apparent stalling of Russia’s advance on the ground, President Putin seems to have been dealt a blow from within the Kremlin itself.
One of his advisers, Anatoly Chubais, has stepped down from his role as an international envoy – the most senior official to resign since the launch of the invasion.
Russian reports said he was currently in Turkey with his wife.
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