Ukraine claims new gains in early phase of counter-offensive
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Monday its troops had recaptured seven villages from Russian forces along an approximately 100-kilometre front in the south-east since launching its long-anticipated counter-offensive last week. The task of ending Moscow’s occupation of southern and eastern Ukraine is daunting, given Russia’s numerical superiority in men, ammunition and air power, and the […]
Ukraine announces gains in “first results” of counter-attack against Russia
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Sunday its troops had made territorial advances on three villages in its south-east, the first liberated settlements it has reported since launching a counter-offensive this past week. Kyiv’s forces posted unverified videos showing soldiers hoisting the Ukrainian flag at a bombed-out building in the village of Blahodatne in Donetsk region […]
Russia claims village on outskirts of Bakhmut in big push in east
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia claimed on Tuesday to have captured a village just to the north of Bakhmut, a city it is trying to surround in a major push for what would be its biggest battlefield prize in Ukraine since last summer. A Belarusian volunteer fighting for Ukraine told Reuters from inside Bakhmut that Russia […]
Village near Kherson rejoices at Russian rout, recalls life under occupation
Blahodatne, Ukraine Reuters The Russians left Blahodatne in the same direction from which they came, pulling out of the remote Ukrainian village under cover of darkness to join the rest of their force retreating across the Dnipro River. Only a handful of residents remained through more than eight months of occupation, and after Ukrainian forces […]
Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons biggest prize
Blahodatne, Ukraine Reuters Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February. “Today is a historic day. We are getting the south of the country back, we are getting Kherson back,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said […]