Counter -offense on Dobropillya: Seven settlements have already been released by the Armed Forces - Zelensky (video)
"The warriors carry out a counter -offensive operation in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillya area. Despite the fierce battles, Ukrainian defenders cause significant losses to the Russians and deprive them of their ability to implement an offensive operation," the statement said.
The President of Ukraine heard the report of the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Sirsky on the course of the Dobropilsk counter -offensive operation, the general operational situation throughout the front and plans. The report said that from the beginning of the operation, Ukrainian soldiers have already released 160 square kilometers and seven settlements, even more than 170 square kilometers and nine settlements cleared of occupiers.
"Also, Ukrainian defenders were captured by almost one hundred Russian invaders. Only these weeks, the losses of Russians in this direction amounted to more than 2,500, of whom more than 1300 were killed," the President's office reported. For the results these weeks, Vladimir Zelensky noted the warriors with a "cross of combat merits", the orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky I -III degrees, "for courage" of II and III degrees, as well as Princess Olga III degrees. "I know about your steps.
The head has repeatedly told me the details. I saw your brothers. I want to thank for your sustainability. You are really an example for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for all the warriors of our defense forces. I am grateful for your courage. I want to thank your families for supporting you. I wish you all the health and stability. " The Head of State, together with the defenders present, honored the memory of their dead brothers a moment of silence. But Russian invaders continue to fire Dobropillya.