Ukraine recaptures fourth village in modest counteroffensive gains - Kyiv

A man stands on debris of a building heavily damaged by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Kharkiv region, Ukraine June 11, 2023. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday its troops had recaptured a fourth village in a cluster of settlements in the southeast, a day after reporting the first small gains of a counteroffensive against Russian forces.

Soldiers held up the Ukrainian flag in Storozheve in the Donetsk region in unverified video footage posted online and the defence minister thanked the 35th Separate Brigade of Marines for regaining control of the village.