Ukraine ‘liberates three villages’ as counter-offensive towards Russia gathers tempo

Jun 11, 2023 at 9:54 PM

kraine says it has liberated three settlements within the south east of the nation because it gears up its counter-offensive.

Footage on social media confirmed Ukrainian troops celebrating within the neighbouring settlements of Blahodatne and Neskuchne within the Donetsk area.

Kyiv’s deputy defence minister mentioned close by Makarivka was additionally taken. President Volodymyr Zelensky formally mentioned the offensive had begun Saturday.

These three settlements can be the primary liberated since his feedback, however not the primary that Ukraine has recaptured since Monday, when pockets of its forces started to advance within the nation’s south.

Moscow has solely spoken of beating again Ukrainian assaults within the area.

Meanwhile Ukraine claims Russia has blown up one other dam within the Zaporizhzhia area, following the destruction of the main Nova Kakhovka on Monday, which brought on widespread flooding.

Ukraine says the dam was blown up by Russian forces who’ve managed it since February 2022.

Valeriy Shershen, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian navy, mentioned Moscow’s forces had chosen to explode a second dam close to the village of Novodarivka, which “led to the flooding on both banks of the Mokri Yaly river”.