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Zelensky says Ukraine retook 6,000 square kilometers of territory this month
"Since the start of September, our soldiers have already liberated 6,000 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in the east and south, and we are moving further," Zelensky said in his daily address.
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This handout video grab taken and released by the Ukraine Presidency press service on February 28, 2022 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an address in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28 urged the European Union to grant his country immediate membership, as Russia's assault against the pro-Western country went into its fifth day. (AFP/Ukraine Presidency)
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kraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said Ukrainian forces had recaptured 6,000 square kilometres (2,320 square miles) of territory from Russia in a counter-offensive this month.
"Since the start of September, our soldiers have already liberated 6,000 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in the east and south, and we are moving further," Zelensky said in his daily address.
Ukraine has claimed sweeping successes in its lightning counter-offensive in Kharkiv region in the northeast, which saw dozens of areas, including the cities of Izyum, Kupiansk and Balakliya, retaken.
It has also claimed significant gains in the southern Kherson region, where the Ukrainian army said earlier on Monday it had recaptured 500 square kilometres.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War think tank said that "Ukraine has turned the tide in its favour, but the current counter-offensive will not end the war".
