Good information from Kharkiv, says Volodymyr Zelensky as settlements recaptured from Russia

Kyiv troops have recaptured from Russian forces a number of settlements within the Kharkiv area, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the recapture of a number of settlements from Russia (Photo: Reuters)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Wednesday that Kyiv troops have recaptured from Russian forces a number of settlements within the Kharkiv area within the nation’s northeast.

“This week we have good news from Kharkiv region,” Zelensky stated in his every day deal with, including that “now is not the right time to name those settlements where the Ukrainian flag has returned”.

Observers have reported a breakthrough by Ukrainian forces within the Kharkiv area in latest days, with no official affirmation of the potential positive aspects.

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Ukraine has been waging a counter-offensive within the south of the nation since final week, the place it additionally claimed recapturing a number of villages.

Kharkiv area has been partly occupied by Russian troops because the begin of the invasion launched on February 24. The metropolis of the identical identify — the second largest in Ukraine — is recurrently focused by lethal bombardments, however the Russian troops have by no means managed to grab it.

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