Ukrainian troops from the 425th Skelia (Rock) Regiment have liberated the settlement of Novoekonomichne in the Donetsk region and raised the Ukrainian flag there.
According to video footage, it took two weeks to fully liberate the settlement: assault groups advanced street by street, moved under the cover of night, engaged Russian forces, and carried out coordinated strikes along with a sweeping operation.
The Ukrainian flag was raised in the center of the settlement on August 31.
DeepState, a group of Ukrainian military analysts, reported that the pace of Russian territorial advances decreased by 18% in August.
Russia captured 464 square kilometers last month, bringing the total occupied territory to 19% of Ukraine’s land.
DeepState noted that this percentage is the same as Russia held on October 3, 2022, shortly before Ukrainian defense forces launched a counteroffensive in Dudchany, Kherson region.
