Ukraine says more than 600 settlements liberated from Russian control in past month

Out of the total liberated settlements — 75 were in the highly strategic Kherson, 43 in Donetsk region and 7 in Luhansk, the Ukrainian govt said.

An armoured truck of pro-Russian troops is parked near Ukraine's former regional council's building in Kherson | Reuters file photo

Ukraine’s armed forces have liberated more than 600 settlements from the Russian occupation in the past month, including 75 in the highly strategic Kherson region, Ukraine’s Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporary Occupied Territories said.

Some 502 settlements have been liberated in the northeast Kharkiv region where Ukrainian forces last month advanced deep into Russian lines, the ministry said late on Thursday.

The ministry said 43 settlements were liberated in the Donetsk region and seven in the Luhansk region.

“The area of ​​liberated Ukrainian territories has increased significantly,” the ministry said in a statement on its website.

Reuters was not able to independently verify the battlefield reports and there was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine’s military or President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office. -Reuters