President Zelensky: Ukraine has recaptured more than 1,000 square kilometres

President Zelensky: Ukraine has recaptured more than 1,000 square kilometres
September 9, 2022, 10:00 am

Russian invasion: This woman was caught under heavy fire and was seriously injured. Ukrainian defenders applied a tourniquet to stem the blood flow and delivered her to the nearest medical base - Euromaidan Press

Ukrainian troops have taken more than 1,000 square kilometres of territory back from Russia since the start of September, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

"Within the ongoing defence operations, our heroes have already liberated dozens of settlements," Zelensky said in his Thursday night address (Sep 8).

"In total, more than a thousand square kilometres of our territory have been liberated since September 1," he added.

Zelensky had earlier confirmed Ukrainian forces had retaken the town of Balakliya in the Kharkiv region, in a further indication that a counter-offensive in the east of the country against Russian forces is making gains.

“This week we have good news from Kharkiv region,” Zelenskyy said in his daily address, adding that “now is not the right time to name those settlements, where the Ukrainian flag has returned”.

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine forces recaptured places near Kharkiv

Ukraine has been waging a counter-offensive in the south of the country since last week, where it also claimed recapturing several villages.

Kharkiv region has been partly occupied by Russian troops since the start of the invasion launched on February 24.

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