Ukrainian troops have retaken seven villages spanning 90 square kilometers (35 square miles) from Russian forces in the past week, the deputy defense minister said Monday as the early stages of Kyiv's counteroffensive notched small successes.
In the past four days, Ukraine has liberated a cluster of small villages on either side of the Mokri Yaly River, Donetsk Oblast, in what is believed to be a concerted effort to advance southeastward towards the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.
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