{
  "id": 19801111,
  "title": "Air Assault Forces commander Apostol gives size of territory liberated in two Ukrainian offensive operations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/air-assault-forces-commander-apostol-gives-size-of-territory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/air-assault-forces-report-liberation-of-more-than-800-square-kilometers-of-ukrainian-territory-50658932.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to Air Assault Forces commander Oleh Apostol, Ukrainian troops liberated more than 800 square kilometers of territory in two offensive operations. This information was shared during a meeting with journalists on November 12, in response to a question about the reliability of data on liberated territory. Apostol also mentioned that the methodology for counting the results of one of the operations was revised, as the initial figures for a stage of the operation were higher than the current ones. The adjustment was made due to a change in the approach to accounting for areas where fighting was ongoing and where enemy presence was recorded. During the discussion, journalists emphasized the importance of distinguishing between territory under stable Russian control and areas where Russians had infiltrated in small groups.",
  "summary": "In two offensive operations, Ukrainian troops regained control of more than 800 square kilometers (about 310 square miles) of territory in total, Air Assault Forces commander Oleh Apostol said at a meeting with journalists on Nov. 12, answering a question from a representative of the monitoring project DeepState about the reliability of the data on liberated territory,",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian troops liberated over 800 sq km of territory",
    "Apostol revised methodology for counting liberated areas",
    "Discussion highlighted stable Russian control vs. infiltrated areas"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Refining the methodology for calculating liberated land underscores the military's need to distinguish between stable territorial gains and areas where enemy presence persists through small group infiltrations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}