STORY: Ukraine apparently pushed ahead with its counter-offensive on Monday. The General Staff announced that more than 20 Russian-occupied towns in the north-east had been recaptured within 24 hours. The soldiers are about to take complete control of the towns and villages. There are also further successes in the south of the country. The Russian armed forces responded with rocket fire and are now apparently primarily targeting the infrastructure – such as power plants. Ukraine has reclaimed 6,000 square kilometers of land since early September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily video address. According to the US Army, many of the Russian soldiers who are retreating from the Kharkov region have left Ukraine. Large parts of these troops have crossed the border and returned to Russia, says a senior US military official.
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Watch the video: Ukraine is pushing ahead with the offensive – apparently many Russian soldiers are retreating.