Ukraine war: Kherson offensive, nuclear inspectors and Russian army

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Here are some of the Ukraine and Russia stories we covered earlier on Wednesday:

Hungary signs deal with Gazprom for 5.8bn cubic metres of natural gas

EU foreign ministers agree to scrap Russia visa deal but stop short of full tourist ban

Train to Victory: Ukraine honours rail heroes who helped evacuate millions to safety

Ukraine 'shelling Russian supply ferries' on Dnipro River

Baltic Sea neighbours plan wind power increase to lessen Russian gas dependency

And here are the latest developments about the war you need to know: 

Ukrainian forces have had "successes" in three areas of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson, a Ukrainian regional official said on Wednesday, two days after Kyiv announced the start of a southern counter-offensive to retake territory.

Yuriy Sobolevskyi, the deputy head of Kherson's regional council, told Ukraine's national news broadcaster that Ukrainian troops had enjoyed successes in the Kherson, Beryslav, and Kakhovka districts, but declined to give details.

"Now is the time to support our armed forces... Now is not the time to talk about the specific successes of our lads," he said, echoing the Ukrainian military's insistence on a near-total information blackout about the offensive.

Sobolevskyi urged Ukrainians to support their armed forces with "everything they could" as the offensive was using up a vast quantity of resources.

"Right now, drones and ammunition are being used there like expendable material," he said.

Meanwhile Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that Ukraine's attempts to mount a counter-offensive in the south of the country had failed, with their forces suffering heavy losses in equipment and men.

In its daily briefing, Russia's defence ministry said its forces had shot down