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Kyiv claims breakthrough in major new Kherson offensive
Speaking to CNN in the evening, an anonymous source within the Ukrainian military said its forces had also recaptured four villages in Kherson Oblast.
Ukrainian forces claimed to have 'broken through' Russian defences on Monday amid a new counter-offensive in the Kherson region.
The operation, launched yesterday, is aimed at pushing Russian troops back across the Dnipro river and retaking the occupied city of Kherson.
Intense battles are currently raging between Ukrainian and Russian forces across almost all of the southern region, according to the Ukrainian presidency.
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