President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that a Ukrainian counteroffensive had made gains in southern Zaporizhzhia region as well as in Donetsk region, which is the focal point of the conflict and where Kyiv has been reporting successes. Kyiv has said for several weeks that its forces have advanced around the town of Dobropillia near the logistical hub of Pokrovsk, one of the key targets of Russian troops advancing slowly westward through Donetsk region. Ukraine and Russia have in the past week issued conflicting accounts of the situation along the front line in the more than 3-1/2-year-old war, estimated by Ukraine's top commander to stretch for 1,250 km (775 miles).
Published at: 2025-10-12 20:55:38
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