Kyiv has retaken a number of villages and settlements in its three-month-old offensive but its soldiers have been hampered by vast Russian minefields and trenches. Russia has not confirmed the Ukrainian gains. Reuters was not able to verify the reports. Ukraine has now taken back about 47 square km of territory since starting its counteroffensive in early June, Maliar wrote on the Telegram messaging app. She also reported unspecified “success” in the direction of the villages Novodanylivka and Novoprokopivka in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, but gave no details. Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern front and were advancing further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces.ĭeputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv’s forces had retaken about 3 square km (1.16 square miles) of land in the past week around the eastern city of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russian troops in May after months of heavy fighting. Putin’s forces pushed back in the south, says Ukrainian deputy defence minister Ukraine counteroffensive ‘breaks through’ in several locations Romania denies Kyiv claims Russian drones exploded on its territory Russia bombards Ukraine’s Odesa region with 3-hour drone attack Russian tries to recruit foreign fighters to replace depleted troop numbers More than 30 drones hit Ukraine overnight damaging infrastructure Zelensky to replace war-time defence minister “The Ministry of National Defence reiterates the fact that these attacks targeting the Ukrainian sites and civilian infrastructure are unjustified and break all international humanitarian rules.” Key Points Meanwhile, on Monday, Ukraine’s defence ministry said Russian kamikaze drones had exploded on Romanian territory during Moscow’s strike on Odesa.īut Romania’s Ministry of National Defence said in a statement: “The Ministry of National Defence firmly denies the information circulating in the public space with regard to a so-called situation occurred during the night of 3-4 September, when Russian drones would have fallen on Romania’s national territory. Ukraine has now recaptured approximately 47 square km of territory around Bakhmut since it launched its long-awaited counteroffensive in June, Ms Maliar added. On Monday, Ukraine reported that its troops had regained more territory on the eastern front in Bakhmut, making further advances in the south of the country.ĭeputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar also reported “success” in the direction of the villages Novodanylivka and Novoprokopivka in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, but did not add any details. Russian forces have been pushed back in the south of Ukraine as Moscow has launched a kamikaze drone attack.
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