Ukraine claims new gains, welcomes Western air defence pledge

UN General Assembly condemns Russia's 'illegal annexation' of Ukraine land

The Ukrainian army announced its counter-offensive in the south in late August

Ukraine said Wednesday it had reclaimed more territory in the south and welcomed a Western pledge to deliver air defence systems to Kyiv "as fast as we can" after days of intense Russian missile strikes.

- 'Need more artillery' - Some of the anti-aircraft defence systems pledged by Western allies began arriving in Ukraine this week.