Ukraine touts recapture of eight settlements in rare battlefield success


Artillerymen of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade, named after Hetman Danylo Apostol, of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine December 24, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

KYIV, Feb 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Ukraine has regained control of 400 square kilometres of territory, including ⁠eight settlements, along a section of the southern frontline since the ‌end of January, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday.

The rare battlefield gains in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region stand in contrast to the broader trend of slow and costly Russian advances across the ​frontlines over the past two and a half ⁠years, as the war nears ⁠its fourth anniversary.

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