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(Reuters) – A Russian-installed official acknowledged on Sunday that Ukraine had recaptured a village in the southern region of Zapororizhzhia, its first victory on that front since it launched its counter-offensive earlier this month.
The official, Vladimir Rogov, said Ukrainian troops had taken the Piatykhatky settlement and holed up there while coming under fire from Russian artillery.
“The enemy’s ‘wave-like’ offensives yielded results, despite huge casualties,” Rogov told the Telegram messaging app.
Heavy fighting continues in the area, he added. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine and Reuters could not independently confirm the situation on the battlefield.
Russia says it is inflicting heavy casualties on Kiev’s forces and President Vladimir Putin said last week Ukraine had “no chance” of success in the counter-offensive.
Ukraine last week said it had recaptured about 100 square kilometers of territory in just over a week and recaptured a string of villages in the Donetsk region to the east.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Mark Trevelyan)
