Ukraine says troops retake nearly 18 sq km of territory in east, south
The advances brought the total territory recaptured so far during the counteroffensive to more than 210 sq km, she said in updates on the Telegram messaging app.
A Ukrainian serviceman, of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fires an anti-tank grenade launcher at his position at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 13, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova/File Photo)ByREUTERSUpdated: