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lesser extent in the south down here. they've gained even more ground in offensives. president zelenskyy claims they have recaptured some 6,000 square kilometers of territory. it's about 2,300 square miles since the beginning of the month. this is impossible to verify, but it is even more ground than the russians actually gained in the last several months and it happened fast. i want to show you this animation here, if we can zoom in. you can see the yellow there, how quickly ukrainian troops have recaptured territory that had been occupied by the russians. now russia is responding. ...

"the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news -- welcome to "the lead." i'm pamela brown in washington, d.c. in for jake tapper. >> and i'm wolf blitzer. after the attacks and the israeli military now surrounding an inside significant areas gaza city and the bombardments continues to take a devastating stake on those inside. they cannot keep up with the amount of injured and sick cases. at least 9,000 people killed in israeli attacks on gaza according to the hamas-controlled health ministry. right now u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is...