Ukraine Makes Progress In Counteroffensive vs Russia

On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country has regained several villages along its eastern border — although he didn’t specify how many — which were previously occupied by Russia, Rebecca Olds reported for Deseret News.

Photo Insert: “The enemy’s losses are exactly what we need. Although the weather is unfavorable these days — the rains make our task more difficult — the strength of our warriors still yields results.”

“The battles are fierce, but we are moving forward, and this is very important,” he said in a tweet.

“The enemy’s losses are exactly what we need. Although the weather is unfavorable these days — the rains make our task more difficult — the strength of our warriors still yields results.”

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was the first to say that seven villages were successfully recovered by Ukraine, USA Today and Washington Post reported.

Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland of Reuters also reported that NATO leaders will increase military assistance to Kyiv when they meet next month while Chris Megerian of the Associated Press (AP) quoted US President Joe Biden that US commitment to NATO was rock solid.

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