Ukrainian leader claims Has seized 1,000 square kilometers of territory from Russia.

Foreign news agencies reported on Friday, September 9, 2022 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video clip on social networks. It shows a group of soldiers holding Ukrainian flags standing above a building in Balakliya, a major city in the Kharkiv region. which had been occupied by Russia for six months. “The order has been fulfilled. The occupying army from Russia has withdrawn.”

In addition, it appears that the Ukrainian army is still advancing all the way to the city of Kupyansk. Which is used as a transport center for supplies of the Russian army in the Kharkiv region, after a photo has been published showing that Ukrainian soldiers stand with flags in front of a sign in front of the city’s entrance. However, the Ukrainian army has not been able to.take back the cityof this place

As Mr Zelensky said during a press conference on Thursday night, The country’s military has recaptured more than 1,000 square kilometers from Russia since counter-rescue operations began on Sept. 1. Revealed that the army in the front of the Kharkiv clashes Able to advance up to 50 km and free more than 20 villages.

If the claims of Mr Zelensky and the Army Chief of Staff are confirmed This will be a big victory for Ukraine. Operations in the south-eastern area of ​​Kharkiv This will bring the Ukrainian army closer to the Donetsk region in the east of the Russian-occupied country.

The Russian government has yet to comment. About the claims of the Ukrainian side But several local Russian-appointed officials deny news of Ukrainian military advances. including the repossession of Balakliya