The president's office confirmed the de-occupation of Visokopill in the Kherson region.
The Ukrainian military liberated a number of settlements in Donetsk region and the south of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in his evening address.
“I want to thank today the soldiers of the 63rd battalion of the 103rd ground defense brigade, who ensured the result in Donetsk region, a settlement has been liberated,” the president noted.
At the same time, the fighters of the 54th brigade advanced in the direction of Lysychansk – Siversk and occupied certain heights.
“I also want to note the 42nd a separate motorized infantry battalion – thanks to his heroic actions, two settlements in the south of our country were liberated. Thanks to all of you, guys!” Zelensky concluded.
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Earlier, the office of the President of Ukraine confirmed the liberation of Visokopill in Beryslav district of Kherson region. In particular, the deputy head of the OPU Kyrylo Tymoshenko published on Facebook a photo of the installation of the Ukrainian flag in the village.
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has not yet confirmed the information, but Russian propaganda publications are full of posts about the retreat from Visokopil of the 83rd Assault Brigade of the occupation troops.
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