CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-Battle for Ukrainian village of Andriivka continues - deputy defence minister

Ukrainian troops are continuing to fight to recapture the eastern Ukrainian village of Andriivka, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Thursday.

"The situation is very difficult and changing," Maliar said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. She said earlier that Ukrainian troops had recaptured the village from Russian forces, but then edited her statement in what she later described as a communication breakdown.