Ukraine says retakes part of eastern town of New York (Novgorodske)

Ukraine on Friday claimed to have recaptured a part of the eastern town of New York, in the first success for Kyiv on this part of the front for months.

The announcement came after months of Moscow advancing in east Ukraine and a day after President Vladimir Putin said he aimed to capture the whole of the Donbass region.

Kyiv’s counter-attack came just over two weeks after Russia captured New York, a town that had a pre-war population of around 10,000 people.

  The Ukrainian Defense Ministry will not be able to pay military personnel for taking part in combat operations by the September 20 deadline unless the law on budget amendments, which includes tax increases, is passed, said Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee Chairwoman Roksolana Pidlasa during a Ukrainian telethon.

"Unfortunately, this is true. Indeed, the Defense Ministry is telling us that they don't have the money to pay by September 20. However, we will vote to modify the state budget by September 20. I cannot now name the date of the Verkhovna Rada meeting, but we expect this vote around September 17-18," she said.