Russia reports advances in northeast, Ukraine disagrees

FILE PHOTO: Drone footage shows a tank on fire after it was hit by ammunition from the air, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, northwest of Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in this still image from a video released by the Ukrainian army July 15, 2023. Aerial Reconnaissance of 420th Battalion of 57th Mechanized Brigade/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine presented vastly different accounts of fighting in northeastern Ukraine on Tuesday, with Moscow reporting advances by its troops and Kyiv saying it had seized the initiative in the region.

Both sides reported no letup in the fighting.