"Ukrainian forces have pushed back some of the gains Russia made over the summer, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, calling the operation an important success after months of battlefield setbacks. The Ukrainian president said his troops had reclaimed 160 sq km (62 sq miles) of land near the eastern coalmining town of Dobropillia, where Russia pierced Ukraine's defences in August. Russia did not immediately comment on the claims."
"Zelenskyy said after meeting troops in the eastern Donetsk region on Thursday that his army was achieving results in an ongoing counteroffensive there. In addition to reclaiming the 160 sq km, Ukrainian forces had cleared Russian troops from an additional 170 sq km of land but had not yet formally taken the territory, he said in a video address. Zelenskyy did not say when Ukraine made the gains but said Russia had suffered thousands of losses."
Ukrainian forces reclaimed 160 sq km near the eastern coalmining town of Dobropillia and cleared Russian troops from an additional 170 sq km that has not yet been formally taken. Russia did not immediately comment. An online battlefield tracker linked to the Ukrainian army showed Russian troops made rapid advances near Dobropillia last month but that some gains evaporated in recent weeks; battlefield reports could not be independently verified. Ukraine reported Russia had suffered thousands of losses. Donald Trump accused Vladimir Putin of letting him down and said Russian soldiers are being killed at a higher rate than Ukrainian soldiers during a press conference with UK prime minister Keir Starmer.
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