Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs: Five Russian tanks hit near Kyiv

The Ukrainian army counter-attacked Russian troops near Kyiv and hit five tanks in the early hours of March 10.

Report informs, citing Ukrinform, that Vadym Denysenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, said this live on the Rada TV channel.

"The Ukrainian army launched a counter-attack near Kyiv. We hit five tanks," he said.

According to Denysenko, artillery fighting continued on the western outskirts of the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday.