Ukraine Recap: Kyiv Says Another Two Villages Have Been Freed

Ukraine has freed another two villages in the eastern Donetsk region, part of a counteroffensive to recover Russian-occupied areas, according to the Ukrainian military and a local media report. Hanna Malyar, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, said on Telegram that the village of Storozhove has been liberated. The army has also won back the village of Makarivka, according to the website of Suspilne TV.

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine has freed another two villages in the eastern Donetsk region, part of a counteroffensive to recover Russian-occupied areas, according to the Ukrainian military and a local media report. Hanna Malyar, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, said on Telegram that the village of Storozhove has been liberated. The army has also won back the village of Makarivka, according to the website of Suspilne TV.

While the defense ministry in Moscow hasn’t commented, Russian military bloggers acknowledged that Ukrainian forces had taken control of Storozhove and said that clashes were continuing on the outskirts of Makarivka. Bloomberg can’t independently verify the claims. Ukraine said earlier that its forces liberated at least two villages in the east of the country Sunday.

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