Ukraine liberates half of territories seized by Russia – U.S. Secretary of State

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Ukraine already regained about half of its territories that were occupied by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

Source: Blinken in an interview with CNN, cited by Reuters, as European Pravda reports

Quote: "It’s (Ukraine – ed.) already taken back about 50% of what was initially seized (by Russia – ed.)."

Details: At the same time, he said, the Armed Forces of Ukraine faced significant resistance during counter-offensive operations.

"These are still relatively early days of the counteroffensive. It is tough," he said, adding: "It will not play out over the next week or two," Blinken added.

He said that the US believes that Ukraine's counter-offensive will continue for at least several months more.

Previously: Blinken said that the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine will change after the Ukrainian Armed Forces "deploy".

Background: The Estonian Ministry of Defence said that attacks by Russian occupation forces in northeastern Ukraine are likely to complicate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counter-offensive in the country's south.

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