The much-vaunted counteroffensive, which is nearing the three-month mark, has retaken more than a dozen villages but no major settlements with soldiers hampered by vast Russian minefields and defensive lines. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Kyiv's troops were "moving forward" in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, rebuffing Western officials who say that Ukraine is gaining ground too slowly. 4:30pm: Ukraine's Zelensky says troops are 'moving forward', rebuffs critics Iran has consistently denied the allegations. Ukraine and many of its Western allies have accused Tehran of supplying Moscow with weapons for use in its war against Kyiv. In March, Iran announced that a deal had been reached to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia. Russia and Iran are both under international sanctions that restrict trade, but have over the past year forged strong ties in various sectors including military cooperation. The agency, quoting the army's public relations department, said the arrival of the Yakovlev Yak-130 came as part of the Islamic republic's "arms contracts with the Russian Federation". "A number of Yak-130 training aircraft entered the country and joined the Shahid Babaei Air Base in Isfahan" in central Iran, according to Tasnim news agency. Iran's air force has received a batch of advanced Russian combat trainer jets to "improve the training and combat capability of the air force", local media reported Saturday. 7:25pm: Iran adds Russian combat trainer jets to air force For more of our coverage of the war in Ukraine, click here. This live blog is no longer being updated.
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