Ukraine said on October 12 that it had liberated five more settlements in the southern region of Kherson as its armed forces continued their counteroffensive despite a wave of Russian missile strikes that hit the country over the past two days.
"Ukrainian armed forces have liberated five more settlements in Beryslav district (of the Kherson region): Novovasylivka, [Novohryhorivka], Nova Kamyanka, Tryfonivka, Chervone," the president's office said in its daily report.
"The enemy continues shelling the positions of our units to deter the counteroffensive along the entire contact line," it said.
Ukraine’s military said on October 9 that its troops had recaptured nearly 1,200 square kilometers of territory in the southern Kherson region from Russian forces since beginning their counteroffensive in late August.
Meanwhile, Russia continued to strike Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region and eponymous city on October 12, shattering windows and blowing out doors in residential buildings, municipal council secretary Anatoliy Kurtev said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Zaporizhzhya, which sits fairly near the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, has been repeatedly struck with often deadly attacks in recent weeks.
