UK Intelligence: Ukraine Recaptures Some Territory Lost to Russia

There is an analysis suggesting that the Ukrainian military appears to have recaptured some territory that Russia had seized in 2014 for the first time since the war broke out in February last year.

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The Defense Intelligence (DI) under the UK Ministry of Defence stated in a daily intelligence update posted on social media on the 27th (local time) that "Ukrainian airborne troops made a slight advance eastward near the village of Krasnohorivka, close to Donetsk city in Ukraine."

DI analyzed, "This is likely the first case since the outbreak of the war in February 2022 where Ukrainian forces have recaptured territory that Russia had occupied since 2014."

The village of Krasnohorivka has been occupied since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and is located about 30 km from Donetsk city, the capital of Donetsk province.

Earlier, on the 24th, the Ukrainian military claimed to have taken over a Russian position on the outskirts of Krasnohorivka village. Regarding this advance by Ukrainian forces, DI explained, "Recently, Ukrainian forces launched multiple simultaneous attacks across the Donbas region, and it is highly likely that the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Chechen forces defending the area were unable to cope."

The Ukrainian military, which launched a major counteroffensive earlier this month, is reported to be continuing its advance in eastern regions such as Donetsk province.

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