its armed forces Ukrainian The Ministry of Reintegration in the Temporarily Occupied Territories announced the restoration of more than 600 settlements occupied by Russian forces in the past month, including 75 in the strategically important Kherson region.
About 502 communities have been restored in Kharkiv Oblast, Where Ukrainian forces penetrated Russian defenses It has advanced deep into Russian-controlled territory, the ministry confirmed late Thursday.
The counterattack that began in August
“The area of liberated land in Ukraine has increased significantly,” the ministry added.
Reuters reports that it is unable to independently verify information on developments on the battlefields.
Moscow annexed Kherson, Donetsk, Lugansk and Zaporizhia late last month amid counter-attacks launched by the Ukrainian army in the northeast, east and south of the country. Kyiv and the West denounced the move, calling the annexation illegal.
The regional governor appointed by Russia in Kherson, yesterday, Thursday, called on civilians to leave the areas where hostilities are taking place.
The Ukrainian army began its counter-offensive in August on the areas controlled by the Russian army, which controlled up to 20 percent of Ukrainian territory after its invasion on February 24.
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