Ukraine’s outgoing Defence Minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, has said the country is anticipating a new Russian offensive later this month.

At a news conference, Reznikov said not all Western weaponry will have arrived by then, but Ukraine had enough reserves to hold off Russian forces.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said troops are fighting fiercely in Bakhmut, Vuhledar and Lyman, in east.

Mr Reznikov’s comments came hours before it was announced that he was to be replaced as defence minister, by Military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov will take his place, amid a series of corruption scandals that has plagued the defence ministry.