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DeepState confirms liberation of 19 villages in southern Ukraine

Ukrainian troops have liberated 19 settlements from Russian control and pushed enemy forces back in six more, open-source intelligence (OSINT) project DeepState reported on Aug. 12.

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DeepState confirms liberation of 19 villages in southern Ukraine

Ukrainian forces have reportedly liberated 19 villages, previously under Russian control, and pushed enemy forces back in six additional settlements in southern Ukraine, according to open-source intelligence (OSINT) project DeepState. The liberated settlements include Zelenyi Hai, Novokhatske, Hrushivske, Tolstyi, Zirka, Yalta, Piddubne, Myrne, Voskresenka, Sichneve, Voronne, Ternove, Berezove, Stepove, Kalynivske, Pryvillia, Zlahoda, Rybne, and Krasnohirskе.

Russian forces have been driven back in Novopavlivka, Novogeorhiivka, Novomykolaivka, Novohryhorivka, Zaporizke, and Pryvilne. Ukrainian officials announced a six-month counteroffensive operation that resulted in the recapture of 745 square kilometers and the return of 26 settlements across Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

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·hani.co.kr

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