Ukraine has advanced 50 kilometers into Russian-held territory near Kharkiv and liberated more than 20 villages, one of its generals said.
With most of the attention on Ukraine’s much-rumored counter-offensive in the south towards Kherson, it may have surprised some to wake up today to reports that defense forces had gained ground in the east.
Ukrainian troops in the northeastern region of Kharkiv have retaken parts of Russian-held territory after “likely taking advantage of the redeployment of Russian forces,” the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said.
Their military used the situation “to carry out an opportunistic but highly effective counter-offensive” in the province, the expert group added.
A Ukrainian also said that Ukraine had retaken more than 700 square kilometers of its territory in the Kharkiv region and the south.
They said the country’s army had advanced 50km into Russian lines in the region and retaken more than 20 villages.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military has released a video that appears to show its soldiers removing the Soviet Union flag from a flagpole in a region known to have been under Russian control.
The footage comes amid reports of Ukrainian successes in the eastern Kharkiv region, as well as gains in the south near the key city of Kherson.
