Ukraine Russia Online: Ukrainians liberated a thousand square kilometers of territory during the offensive – SME

Important Ukrainian armed forces have liberated dozens of villages and more than a thousand square kilometers of territory since September 1, the Ukrainian president declared. Zelenskyy also confirmed the liberation of the strategically important city of Balakliya in the Kharkiv region.”As part of ongoing operations, our heroes have already liberated dozens of villages. And today this process continued, there are new results. In total, since September 1, they have liberated more than 1,000 square kilometers of our territory. Thanks to everyone who did it! We thank the army, scouts and special services for every Ukrainian flag that was raised (in the liberated villages) these days,” declared the head of state. The liberation of the city of Balakliya, which was occupied by Russian troops for six months, was confirmed by the president in a separate publication video in which the soldiers report this success to him. The capture of the city of Balakliya and the villages lying north of it by Ukrainian forces could cut off the Russian grouping near Izyum from supplies, noted the Meduza news server. Ukrainian forces penetrated up to 50 kilometers deep into the Russian defense and liberated two dozen villages in the Kharkiv region, the general told reporters today Oleksiy Hromov from the Ukrainian General Staff. A territory with an area exceeding 700 square kilometers has thus returned under the control of the Ukrainian government. However, the names of the liberated municipalities were not heard. (ČTK)