progress continues Ukrainian forces The east of the country at the expense of the Russian forces, as a result of the counter-attack launched last week.
Today, Monday, the Ukrainian army confirmed to Al-Arabiya correspondent that its forces are on the borders of Russia, adding, “We will liberate more lands.”
recover 6000 km
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country’s army had recovered regarding 6000 square kilometers from Russian forces.
“Since the beginning of September, our soldiers have liberated 6,000 square kilometers of land in eastern and southern Ukraine,” he said in a video recording, which he posted on social networks. “We are continuing to advance,” he said in a video recording.
The Ukrainian army had confirmed earlier today, that more than 20 towns had been recaptured within 24 hours, from the Russian army.
He said in a statement that he was able along the front line “to expel the enemy from more than 20 towns,” according to what was reported by AFP.
In addition, he confirmed in the first official assessment of the gains in numbers, that he also recovered regarding 500 square kilometers in the Kherson region in the south of the country, including the towns of Visokopelia, Belogirka, Sukhi, Stavok and Mirolubivka.
Russia’s reaction
On the other hand, there was no official Russian reaction to the gains made by the Ukrainian forces, but a map of Kharkiv presented by the Russian Defense Ministry during its daily briefing yesterday, Sunday, showed a significant withdrawal of its army from this region.
It showed that the Russian army no longer controls only a small part of the territory east of Kharkiv beyond the Oskol River, following it controlled much larger areas in that region on Saturday.
It is noteworthy that the control of several urban centers such as Kobyansk and Izyum in the vicinity of Kharkiv may constitute a major blow to Russia’s ability to deliver supplies to the positions of its forces on the front line in eastern Ukraine, which will greatly reduce its control, following important progress achieved last spring, before That its progress wanes in the current summer months, amid great international support for Kiev with advanced equipment and weapons.
