Western defense officials and analysts say Ukrainian forces have punched through Russian front lines south of the country's second-largest city, taking thousands of square miles of territory and threatening to cut off Russian supply lines.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an exclusive interview with ABC "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir in Kyiv, is accusing the Russian military of using the massive Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as a "weapon" in Moscow's invasion.
It added that the nearby town of Kupiansk also appeared to be pressured by Ukrainian forces, and that its loss would greatly affect Russian supply lines in the area. A Washington-based think tank likewise referenced sweeping Ukrainian gains on Saturday, estimating that Kyiv has seized around 2,500 square kilometers in its northeastern breakthrough.
The Ukrainian military was more circumspect about the reported gains, claiming in its regular update Saturday to have taken "more than 1,000 square kilometers" from pro-Kremlin forces since the launch of its long-awaited counteroffensive this week.
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