Joy in northeast Ukraine as residents return following Russian rout

The Reuters Daily Briefing Monday, September 12, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here's what you need to know. Months of Russian gains in Ukraine have unraveled within days, Sweden looks set for a lurch to the right after yesterday's election, and why Queen Elizabeth's death has left Northern Ireland loyalists anxious Today's biggest stories A Ukrainian serviceman pets a dog in the town of Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich WORLD Ukrainian forces swept deeper into territory seized from fleeing Russian troops, as joyful residents returned to former frontline villages and Moscow grappled with the consequences of the collapse of its occupation force in northeastern Ukraine. A Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Kharkiv region said that Ukrainian forces had outnumbered Russian and pro-Russian forces by eight times during a lightning counteroffensive over the weekend. Here's what you need to know about the conflict right now. 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