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Status: 09/20/2022 03:09 a.m
Ukraine reports the further advance of its troops in Luhansk. According to President Zelenskyy, Ukraine must move forward with speed. All developments in the live blog.
3:09 a.m
Zelenskyj: Ukraine must move forward with speed
Ukraine wants to focus on making rapid progress in the retaken areas. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his video address at night. The Ukrainian troops should continue to move quickly, normal life should be restored quickly. “We are doing everything to ensure that Ukraine’s needs are met at all levels – defense, finance, economy, diplomacy,” said Zelenskyy. He also indicated that he would also call for the acceleration of arms deliveries and aid from other countries in a video address to the United Nations on Wednesday.
3:09 a.m
Ukraine reports further advance in Luhansk
According to Ukraine, it has pushed further east into territory abandoned by Russian troops. Ukrainian governor of the Russian-held Luhansk region, Serhiy Hayday, wrote in the Messenger service Telegram that the Ukrainian armed forces had regained complete control over the Luhansk village of Bilohorivka and were preparing to fight to recapture the entire province. It will be fought for every inch: “The enemy is preparing his defense, so we will not just march in.” The information could not be independently verified.
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Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.