lesser extent in the south down here. they ve gained even more ground in offensives. president zelenskyy claims they have recaptured some 6,000 square kilometers of territory. it s about 2,300 square miles since the beginning of the month. this is impossible to verify, but it is even more ground than the russians actually gained in the last several months and it happened fast. i want to show you this animation here, if we can zoom in. you can see the yellow there, how quickly ukrainian troops have recaptured territory that had been occupied by the russians. now russia is responding. ukrainian officials say russian strikes knocked out power in the region. in donetsk ukrainian forces also recaptured a town there after forces crossed the donetsk river. this here is the aftermath. the capture will further complicate any attempt by the remaining russian-backed forces to withdraw, and last night secretary of state tony blinken called the recent gains by ukrainians encouraging.
The race to replace Kevin Mccarthy hits a speed bump amid backlash over a planned Speakers Forum on fox news, the potential successors all pulling out of that event, but congressman jim jordan did seal a big endorsement from former President Donald Trump, and the opposite of an endorsement from former congresswoman liz cheney. Meantime, the former president reportedly discussed sensitive nuclear sub secrets with an australian billionaire who then shared that information with dozens of foreign officials, journalists and employees. And we are weeks into the uaw strike against the big three auto makers. At any moment we will find out if the union is going to expand the strike again. We are following all of these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central. Uncertainty and intrigue on capitol hill, surrounding who will be the next speaker of the house. Both the leading candidates jim jordan and Steve Scalise are working their divided conference, tryi
(CTN News) - Pakistan is gearing up for the launch of its latest communication satellite, PAKSAT MM1, scheduled for Thursday, May 30. The satellite is poised