THREE people died in a Russian blitz on Ukraine as Kyiv claimed its troops had turned the tide on a key part of the Donbas frontline.

Emergency workers in Zaporizhzhia said the victims of Russia’s indiscriminate bombardment included two women aged 40 and 79 and a man aged 77.

It came as Ukraine’s top general Oleksandr Syrskyi claimed Ukraine had recaptured 60 square miles and destroyed scores of Russian vehicles in a counter offensive near Pokrovsk.

Gen Syrskyi said his troops continued to advance over the weekend after President Zelensky announced the counter attack on Friday.

The military chief said his troops had destroyed 12 Russian tanks and 38 armoured vehicles.

He added: “In the past 24 hours alone the enemy have lost 65 servicemen, 43 of them killed in action, along with

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