Ukraine says it has retaken 100 square kilometres of land in counteroffensive

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the newly liberated village Storozheve, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has regained control of over 100 square kilometres, or 38 square miles, of territory in its counteroffensive against Russian forces, a senior Ukrainian military commander said on Thursday.

"We are ready to continue fighting to liberate our territory even with our bare hands," Brigadier-General Oleksii Hromov told a media briefing.