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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday vowed to reclaim all territory lost to Russian forces.Oleksandr Shulga looks at his destroyed house following a missile strike in Mykolaiv in the southern region of Ukraine, Aug. 29, 2022. Ukrainian forces have begun a counter-attack to retake the southern city of Kherson, which is currently occupied by Russian troops, a local government official said on Monday.
Zelenskyy said his message to Russian fighters is that if they want to survive, it's time for them to flee or surrender. Ukrainian forces have launched a major counteroffensive in multiple directions in the southern part of Ukraine, Natalia Humeniuk, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Operational Command, said Monday.Ukrainians have been targeting strategic Russian command posts and slowly advancing toward Kherson for weeks. Kherson was first major city in the south to be captured by Russian forces following the invasion.
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