KYIV ¨C Ukraine said Monday it had driven Russian forces out of an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive, and a defense official vowed Kyiv¡¯s ¡°biggest blow¡± lay ahead despite tough resistance from Moscow¡¯s troops.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Ukrainian forces had retaken Piatykhatky, a settlement on a heavily fortified part of the front line near the most direct route to the country¡¯s Azov Sea coast. The move was part of an advance by Kyiv of up to seven kilometers into Russian lines in two weeks, capturing 113 square kilometers of land.
¡°The enemy will not easily give up their positions, and we must prepare ourselves for a tough duel,¡± Maliar said on the Telegram messaging app. The military ¡°are moving as they should have been moving. And the biggest blow is yet to come.¡±
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