Ukraine announced today the recapture of a total of three villages in its eastern region Donetsk.

Initially, the Ukrainian army announced the recapture of the village of Blagodatne in southern Ukraine during the attack against Russian positions on this part of the front, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said was carrying out some “counter-offensive operations”.

Moscow has been talking for days about “fierce fighting” on Ukraine’s southern front, but Kiev has been silent, refusing to confirm whether it is the major counter-offensive that has been announced.

“The glorious soldiers of the 68th brigade (…) liberated the community BlagodatneUkraine’s ground forces announced on Facebook, uploading a video showing soldiers with the Ukrainian flag inside a damaged building.

The village is located on the border between the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions in southeastern Ukraine.

According to a representative of the forces that took part in the operation, the Ukrainians captured two Russian soldiers and pro-Russian separatist fighters.

Three hours later, Ukraine announced the recapture of the village She was sleeping in the eastern region of Donetsk.

“Neskushne, in the Donetsk region, is again under the Ukrainian flag,” the Ukrainian state border guard service announced.

And in the evening, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Gana Maliar announced that a third village, the I was blessedfell into the hands of Ukrainian forces.