On Saturday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyi in a video message about the offensive of the Ukrainian army said that at the moment, as part of the active actions launched this month, about 2,000 square kilometers of the territory of Ukraine have been liberated, writes News.ro. .

“The movement of our soldiers in different directions of the front continues. At the moment, during active actions since the beginning of September, about 2 thousand square kilometers of our territory have been liberated. The Russian army these days shows itself from the best side, shows its back. And after all, it’s not bad for them to escape. There is no place for occupiers in Ukraine and there will never be,” Zelenskyy said.

The President of Ukraine thanked the soldiers of the 15th Slavic Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine, who were operating in the Kharkiv direction.

“Thank you for ensuring the security of the situation in Balaklia to the fighters of the 214th rifle battalion, who together with the units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence, Special Operations Forces, special forces of the National Guard and the police brought it back under full control. cities We thank all our defenders, who made our victory even more noticeable in these weeks!”, the Ukrainian leader said in a message.

At the beginning of September, the Ukrainian army first announced a counteroffensive in the south, before carrying out this week’s unexpected and lightning-fast breakthrough of Russian lines in the northeast, in the Kharkiv region, reminds Agerpres.

About 30 towns have been liberated, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, but more were added to that list on Saturday when the Ukrainian army entered the city of Kupyansk, a key city that had been in the hands of the Russian army for several months.

Its capture by Ukrainian troops could create a serious problem for Moscow, as the city lies on the supply routes to other Russian frontline positions.

The liberation of another strategic city, Izyum, also appears imminent, as the Russian army announced it was withdrawing troops to defend the separatist region of Donetsk. Moscow captured the city after weeks of fighting in the spring.

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• The catastrophic collapse of the Russian front near Kharkov: the invasion troops flee from Izyum and Liman / “We just fight as hard as we can”
• Why the conquest of Kupyansk is a great blow received by the Russian army
• Counteroffensive in Kharkiv: the Ukrainians repelled about 2.5 thousand km. territory area / Russian troops are about to enter the “raisin cauldron” / What is happening in Kherson
• After the victories announced by Kyiv, the Russians admit that they retreated from Izyum, but have a different version. “A decision was made to regroup forces”

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