The push comes as Vladimir Putin visited his army’s command centre for the first time since March
Ukraine has thrown its rebuilt Azov Brigade into battle for the first time since its defence of Mariupol last year, as it seeks a breakthrough in its faltering offensive.
The push comes as Vladimir Putin visited the command centre of his invading armies for the first time since March and as new estimates said that Russia has taken 300,000 casualties.
Announcing the deployment of the enlarged Azov Brigade, Ukrainian commanders said that its most famous unit was already back fighting Russian forces on the front line.
“The legendary special purpose Azov Brigade has recovered and has started carrying out combat missions,” said Col. Mykola Urshalovych.