The counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army continues in the south of the country, causing serious losses among the Russian forces.
Yesterday, the Southern Operational Command of the Kiev troops said, "59 invaders" were "eliminated", and a "significant amount" of military equipment was destroyed, as well as a bridge and two ammunition depots.
"The situation in the southern operational area - adds the note - remains difficult but under the control of our Defense Forces".
In his evening speech, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that more than a thousand square kilometers of the territory of Ukraine have been cleared since September 1, and praised the "heroes who have already liberated dozens of settlements".
(Unioneonline)
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Zelensky: "Counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region"
“At this moment, the Ukrainian armed forces have liberated and taken control of more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region. In part of the villages of the region measures are underway to control and secure the territory, we are gradually taking control of new settlements, wherever we are returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for all our people. "Thus Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky in the his evening speech, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
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Filorussi, Ukrainian howitzer on bus stop in Donetsk, 2 dead
Two civilians were killed and five more wounded today when an artillery shell from the Ukrainian army struck a trolleybus stop in Donetsk, in the pro-Russian separatist republic of the same name in eastern Ukraine. This was announced by the mayor, Alexei Kulemzin, quoted by the Russian agency Ria Novosti. According to the mayor, a howitzer hit the trolleybus terminus in front of the Izumrud department store.
