Ukrainian forces have recaptured a village in the country’s southern Zapororizhzhia region, a Russian installed official says.
region, a Russian installed official said Sunday, in one of Ukraine's first gains since it launched a counteroffensive earlier this month.
Vladimir Rogov, a member of the military-civilian administration for the Russian-occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia, said in a Telegram post that the settlement of Piatykhatky was under“despite the colossal losses, yielded a result.” Ukrainian forces had entrenched themselves there while coming under fire from Russian artillery, he said. He said that Russian intelligence revealed that Ukraine had been reinforcing the area with infantry and combat trucks, and that its forces would likely move westward to the village of Zherebyanki, to avoid encirclement by Russian forces.
It said that Russian losses were likely the highest since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March. Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, was the scene of some the fiercest fighting of the war. Russia claimed victory there last month, but battles continue in and around the city.
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