Ukraine war: Kyiv claims first victories of counter-offensive - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

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Ukraine says it has liberated four villages in the south-east, calling these the first settlements won back from Russia since Kyiv's counter-offensive began
On Monday morning, officials reported that "the national flag is once again waving" over Storozhove, in the Donetsk region
A day earlier, footage showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne - and a minister said nearby Makarivka was also taken
The settlements are relatively small - and Moscow is yet to confirm any retreat
The Institute for the Study of War backs up Kyiv's claims, saying Ukraine captured "multiple settlements" along the frontline over the weekend
On Saturday, President Zelensky acknowledged that the long-awaited counter-offensive was under way

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[-] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

An area amounting to about 6 km by 6 km. Still an excuse for cheerleading and manufacturing consent for escalation. One of the villages is like 6 houses.

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[-] Sims@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Ukraine doesn't really win anything. This is the third Army they are wasting. Too bad for the Ukrainian conscripts.

[-] redditors_re_racist@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

correct, they have reconstituted themselves twice over and there's hardly any elements left of their prewar jäger, mountain, airborne etc. divisions.

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[-] Chup@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

I understand this is a positive news in the first week of the counter offensive, but to me - it makes me feel depressed.

It makes me look at the size of Ukraine and the occupied areas. There are thousands or probably ten thousands of occupied settlements and villages. Reporting 5 of e.g. 18.000 liberated... it is positive, it is a news, it makes me depressed looking at the scaled of what lies ahead in this war to get Russia out of Ukraine.

The thing I am hoping for and expecting, that this is not a continuous speed. In the past, we have seen Russian lines disintegrate, troops flee in civilian clothing and the front lines moved tens of kilometers within a single day.

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[-] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Today our troops captured a two-room apartment with kitchen, toilet, and bathroom. They have succeeded in retaining two-thirds of it despite fierce counterattacks by the enemy.

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[-] Sims@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Ukraine doesn’t really win anything. This is the third Army they are wasting. Too bad for the Ukrainian conscripts.