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Ukraine Has Liberated 300 Sq Km in Southern Counteroffensive, Zelenskyy Says
The southern counteroffensive reclaimed 300 square kilometers from Russian forces, part of ongoing efforts amid stalled peace talks and U.S. diplomatic pressure.
- President Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces liberated 300 square kilometers in a southern counteroffensive, as of Feb. 20, 2026.
- Over 2025, Russian forces occupied 4,336 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory as Russia concentrated forces in eastern Donetsk Oblast and intensified operations in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk.
- Advancing along the southern front, Zelensky said Ukrainian forces liberated 300 square kilometers and declined to specify the counteroffensive's time frame.
- Following two days of U.S.-brokered Geneva talks, Kyiv faces mounting pressure from the United States to withdraw troops while Russia demands full withdrawal, which Ukraine rejects, favoring a ceasefire based on the current front line.
- President Zelensky told AFP `You can't say that we're losing the war. Honestly, we're definitely not losing it, definitely`, and said `We haven't found constructive solutions on territorial issues` yesterday.
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Ukrainian units carry out counter-attacks and assault operations.
Ukraine reports retaking over 300 square kilometers in Zaporizhzhia as clashes intensify near Hulyaipole
Through assault and counterattack operations, Ukraine’s Defense Forces have de-occupied more than 300 square kilometers in the south, regaining control around the Hulyaipole area and adjacent sectors of the Zaporizhzhia region. Ukrainian units are conducting counterattacks and assault actions, shrinking the so-called “gray zone,” Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces, told RBC-Ukraine. Since the operation began…
The southern counteroffensive has so far brought some 300 square kilometers of territory back under Ukrainian control. International pressure is mounting on Kiev to end the war.
Ukraine liberates 300 square kilometers in southern counteroffensive, Zelensky tells AFP
"I won't go into too many details, but today I can congratulate our army first and foremost —all the defense forces — because as of today, 300 (square) kilometers have been liberated," Zelensky told Agence France-Presse.
Ukrainian counterattack continues a few days before the anniversary of the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022
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