Ukrainian forces have retaken 6,000 square kilometres of their homeland - 3,000 of them in the past six days alone, it has been reported
In recent days, Kyiv's forces have captured territory at least twice the size of greater London, according to the British Ministry of Defence.
He said he was thankful for soldiers who were"advancing very bravely, very confidently" and who were"steadily moving forward despite everything - despite the features of the open terrain, despite the artillery of the occupiers.After months of little discernible movement on the battlefield, the momentum has lifted Ukrainian morale and provoked rare public criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war.
Russia has continuously stopped short of calling its invasion a war, instead describing it as a"special military operation".In Kharkiv, the second-largest city and the capital of the region where the gains have been made, authorities said power and water had been restored to about 80% of the region's population following Russian attacks on infrastructure overnight that knocked out electricity in many places.
Video taken by the Ukrainian military showed soldiers raising the Ukrainian flag over battle-damaged buildings.
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