Soldiers filmed raising Ukrainian flag and banner in villages, a week after launch of counteroffensive
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Ukraine’s armed forces have claimed to have liberated two frontline villages in western Donetsk, almost a week after the launch of counteroffensive operations.
Soldiers were shown in video footage raising the Ukrainian flag over the village of Blahodatne, south of the town of Velyka Novosilka, one of the main axes of the counteroffensive so far. Troops from another brigade filmed themselves with their unit’s banner in Neskuchne.
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