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More than 20 towns and villages have been captured by the Ukrainian military in the past 24 hours as part of its counteroffensive in the northeast of the country.
A Ukrainian soldier passes by a damaged Russian tank while on patrol.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said in a statement on Facebook that it had taken complete control of more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region in the past 24 hours.
According to the U.K. defense ministry, Ukrainian forces have regained territory twice the size of Greater London.
The Ukrainian military accused the Russians of taking property and vehicles from locals in the Kharkiv province, which had been under Moscow's control since February.
The retreat from the city of Izyum was Russia's most significant loss in the area.
In some areas of the front, Ukrainian troops have been able to reach as far as the Russian border, according to the governor.
Russia retaliated by attacking the power infrastructure in Kharkiv with rockets and causing large-scale power cuts.
Russian-installed leaders in Kherson insist there will be no retreat despite facing a heavy defeat in the northeast. The U.K. defense ministry believes Moscow may not have enough resources to defend the territory. The city of Kherson was captured by Russia in the early days of the invasion, and now the Ukrainians are trying to take it back. Failure to hold on to Kherson could be a big blow to both the Russian troops in Ukraine and Putin at home.
The West is being urged to provide more military support to ensure the victory of the Ukrainian army. Weapons have been on the agenda of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. Ukraine's battlefield successes are our shared ones, and I am thankful to partners who have answered our call. There are three agenda items. Peace and victory can be achieved with prompt supplies. Germany has remained circumspect about sending offensive weapons toUkraine. Amy Guttmann, the new U.S. ambassador to Berlin, told ZDF that the government should do everything they can to ensure the victory of the Ukrainians.
Moscow seems to have been completely caught off guard by the rapid advance of the Ukrainians. Russia had no choice but to spread itself thin in the northeast as it was already facing a manpower shortage. Moscow tried to spin the loss of territory in the Northeast as a retreat in order to regroup. According to the Washington Post, the exit of Russian forces from Kharkiv was much more chaotic than previously thought.
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