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Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Ukraine’s army for retaking territory from Russia’s invading forces while his chief of staff urged the west to provide more offensive weapons on the eve of a Nato summit. In his regular overnight address, Ukraine’s president said Russian forces had been “defeated” around Kherson, in the south of the country, which became the first sizeable town to fall in the month-long campaign. Ukraine’s army also claims to have retaken Makariv on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv. A senior US defence official said yesterday that Russian forces were struggling with communication, logistics and fuel. Some troops have been evacuated after suffering from frost bite because they lacked proper cold weather gear, the official said. But Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser, warned “this war will not end easily or rapidly”, ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to Europe. There are signs that the surprising gains made by Ukraine’s army have depleted their supplies of anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles. Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s chief of staff, urged western nations to give his country more weapons to fight the Russians. “We cannot win a war without offensive weapons, without medium-range missiles that can be a means of deterrence,” he wrote on Telegram. Zelensky is expected to address a meeting of Nato leaders tomorrow via video-link and make a plea for more military support. EU and G7 leaders are also due to meet tomorrow in Brussels and are expected to announce new sanctions against Russia.