Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukraine’s armed forces had liberated the settlements of Arkhanhelske and Myrolyubivka in the Kherson region.
The mention of the release came in a message to specific Ukrainian forces who were prominent on the front lines of the Ukraine war.
Reuters has not been able to confirm this information so far.
In the same announcement, Zelensky stated, without elaborating, that the success of Ukrainian forces was not limited to the Liman and Donetsk regions.
This Sunday (2), Ukraine announced that it had taken full control of the city of Liman, a strategic point in the self-proclaimed people’s republic of Donetsk.
“In the last week, the number of Ukrainian flags in Donbass [região ao leste] increased. There will be even more within a week,” said Zelensky, who also added that the war against Ukraine represents a “historic mistake for Russia”.
“Liman is totally free. Thank you, troops”, completed the president, in a short video.
The setback for Russian troops came after its president, Vladimir Putin, proclaimed the annexation of four Ukrainian regions (Donetsk and Lugansk, as well as areas south of Kherson and Zaporyjia) – an area that included Liman. Lugansk and Donetsk make up Donbass (Russian-speaking East at the center of the conflict).
The incorporation of the territories to the domain of Moscow was formalized by President Vladimir Putin on Friday (30), in a movement that generated international reaction and motivated the convening of the Security Council meeting, the most important of the United Nations – Brazil abstained from voting on a resolution of the body condemning the annexation.
With the capture of Liman, Kiev will be able to establish a bridge for an eventual invasion of Lugansk, an area that is almost entirely occupied by Moscow – key points such as Kreminna, Severodonetsk and Lisitchansk are less than 50 km from Liman.
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