Ukrainian troops liberate village in Donetsk region from Russian forces
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated a village near Pokrovsk from Russian forces (Getty Images)
Ukrainian defenders have managed to liberate the settlement of Novoekonomichne from Russian forces. The village is located near Pokrovsk, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Assault groups of the Skelya regiment liberated the village of Novoekonomichne in the Donetsk region. It took two weeks to gradually, street by street, clear the area," the General Staff said in a video.
They added that on August 31, Ukrainian troops raised the Ukrainian flag in the center of the settlement.
Photo: Novoekonomichne on the map (screenshot)
The flag raising in the centre of Novoekonomichne was also confirmed by fighters of the separate assault regiment Skelya in their statement.
Notably, just yesterday, August 31, it was reported that Russian soldiers had shot a civilian in Novoekonomichne. The incident likely occurred on August 28.
Novoekonomichne
Novoekonomichne is an urban-type settlement in the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region, located on the Kazennyi Torets River, approximately 50 km from temporarily occupied Donetsk and 12 km from Pokrovsk railway station.
Successes of Ukrainian forces
On August 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian defenders had achieved "very, very positive results" in Donbas.
According to him, Russian forces can expect some unpleasant surprises.
Meanwhile, on August 26, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that there are "positive trends" in the border areas of Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
