Zelenskyy visits troops in Donetsk region, says huge areas _liberated_

After visiting several outposts in the area on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces had liberated 160 square kilometers, with over 170 square kilometers cleared of Russian forces, in a Donetsk region counteroffensive.

According to Associated Press video released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office showed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander-in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Head of Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, in various briefings with officers in the region.

Zelenskyy added that the Ukrainian military had captured almost 100 Russian prisoners and that Russia had lost over 2,500 personnel with over 1,300 killed.