Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, Kyiv said today, after days of punishing battles as part of its counteroffensive against Russia.
Andrii Kovalov, spokesperson of the Ukrainian military’s general staff, said on national television this morning that “Ukrainian defense forces took control of Urozhaine” and were consolidating their positions.
Urozhaine is located about 60 miles southwest of the Russian-occupied Donetsk city.
It lies near the village of Staromaiorske, which Ukrainian soldiers liberated earlier this month.
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister Hanna Maliar echoed Kovalov, proudly declaring on Telegram that “Urozhaine was liberated” and “the offensive continues.”
Footage released by Kyiv’s forces shows soldiers raising the Ukrainian flag within the village near a memorial dedicated to Soviet troops who fought in World War II
