the locals blew up the town s bridge to stop the army advancing. the pentagon says ukrainian soldiers are successfully reversing battlefield momentum against invading russian forces to reclaim ground in some parts of the country. a spokesman for the us department of defence, john kirby, gave details at a news conference overnight. we have seen indications that the ukrainians we have seen indications that the ukrainians are going a bit more on the offence ukrainians are going a bit more on the offence now, they have been defending very smartly, very nimbly, very creatively, in places that they believe very creatively, in places that they believe are very creatively, in places that they believe are the right places to defend. believe are the right places to defend, and we have seen them now in places. defend, and we have seen them now in places, particularly in the south, they have places, particularly in the south, they have tried to regain territory. meanwhile, two super y