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Ukraine denies losses in northeastern part of country

26 July 2023 15:21 (UTC +04:00)

The Ukrainian military has denied the loss of three settlements in the northeastern part of the country, near Kupyansk, APA reports citing CNN.

“We do not confirm this. The tactical line there has not changed much,” the spokesman for the Eastern Grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhii Cherevatyi, told CNN on Wednesday, when asked about the losses.

His remarks come after Russian officials and Ukrainian sources reported Moscow’s troops had forced Kyiv’s forces to retreat several kilometres, abandoning three small settlements in the process.

“In the course of successful counterattack actions, units of the 15th Motorised Rifle Brigade under the skilful command of Lieutenant Colonel Builov liberated Sergeevka (Russian spelling for Serhiivka),” the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.

“The total advance of our troops was up to 4 kilometers along the front and up to 2 kilometers deep into the defending enemy troops.”