Ukrainian soldiers liberate Piatykhatky — Maliar

The Ukrainian soldiers liberated eight settlements, including Piatykhatky, over the past two weeks.

Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

According to her, over the course of two weeks of offensive operations in the Berdiansk and Melitopol directions, units of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group of Troops liberated eight settlements: Novodarivka, Levadne, Storozheve, Makarivka, Blahodatne, Lobkove, Neskuchne, and Piatykhatky.

Overall, units in the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group of Troops advanced to a depth of up to 7 kilometers. The recaptured area in the south is 113 square kilometers, said Maliar.

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In the south, offensive operations took place in several directions over the past week.

Ukraine’s rocket and artillery units completed 10,125 fire missions in the Tavria direction, the deputy minister noted.

The active work of the Defense Forces is ongoing in the Tavria direction.