Moscow says Russian forces advanced 1.5 km in eastern Ukraine
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- AFP
- Published Date: 07:05 | 11 July 2023
- Modified Date: 07:06 | 11 July 2023
Russian forces have advanced 1.5 kilometres near the town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian offensive in the area and "having defeated it, Russian units launched a counterattack, advancing 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) along two kilometres of the front," Shoigu said in images shown on Russian state television.
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