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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that fighting in a long-awaited offensive against Russian forces was “tough” but claimed Kyiv was “moving forward.”
“The fighting is tough, but we are moving forward, this is very important,” Zelensky said in a daily evening address. “I thank our guys for every Ukrainian flag that is now returning to its rightful place in villages on the newly de-occupied territory,” he said after Kyiv claimed to have recaptured seven villages from Russian forces.
