Ukrainian army liberates 1,026 settlements from Russian invaders

Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"As many as 1,026 settlements have been liberated. The infrastructure in the occupied territories is being restored," he said.

At the same time, Tymoshenko said that work was underway to prepare a plan for the rapid reconstruction of people's homes, schools, kindergartens, and medical facilities that had been destroyed by Russian forces.

According to him, reconstruction work is underway every day in the regions. In particular, the Kharkiv region is constantly working to restore the destroyed infrastructure.

Tymoshenko said that in Chuhuiv, Liubotyn, Derhachi and the village of Elitne, reconstruction work was carried out on gas pipelines and electricity supply was restored after the shelling.

Tymoshenko also noted that the Sumy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions are conducting mine clearance, restoring social and road infrastructure.