Ukraine announced the liberation of another seven square kilometers of land in the east and south

“Ukrainian soldiers liberated 2 square kilometers of land near Bakhmut last week,” Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said, according to one of the army’s official Telegram channels.

Ukraine has rebounded since the start of the counteroffensive in June A total of 51 kilometers on the wings of BakhmutMaliar explained.

As for the south side, Deputy Minister reported that 5.2 square kilometers of area was saved He announced that Ukrainian forces continue to advance in the direction of the occupied city. Melitopolin the southeastern province Zaporozhia.

“In the south and east your robot We have achieved successes and liberated 5.2 square kilometers in the southern region last week,” Maliar said. In total, Ukraine has recaptured a total of 260 square kilometers of territory on the southern front since the beginning of the counteroffensive.

President of the country, Volodymyr Zelenskyconfirmed this Sunday on account X (ex-Twitter) that the town was liberated by Ukrainian troops From Klishchivka, less than ten kilometers south of occupied Bakhmut.

“Klishchivka. “I thank our fighters for liberating our land,” Zelensky wrote in his message to the nation, where he shared the video of his daily speech: In his thanks, the Ukrainian president mentioned the 80th and 95th Air Assault Brigades and the ‘Fury’ National Police brigade, which was created specifically for the counter-attack.

Zelenskiy also thanked those who resisted Russian attacks in Kupianskin the northeast to Kherson in the south.

According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the recapture of Klishchivka, along with the capture of Andrivka, also located south of the eastern city of Bakhmut, will strengthen Ukraine. A solid “platform” to continue their advance on this part of the Donetsk provincial front.

Moscow has so far denied that its soldiers lost the two towns.