{
  "id": 708401,
  "title": "DeepState confirms liberation of 19 villages in southern Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/deepstate-confirms-liberation-of-19-villages-in-southern-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/deepstate-confirms-liberation-of-19-villages-50632142.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}