Ukraine Says It Recaptured 745 km² After Eight-Month Push

Ukraine’s military says it has recaptured 745 square kilometers of territory in an operation that lasted eight months. The counteroffensive, centered on the village of Oleksandrivka, retook 26 villages across three regions. According to a Ukrainian military report, the operation halted Russia’s advance toward the Dnipropetrovsk region. The fighting then pushed Russian forces back onto Ukrainian soil that Kyiv now controls again. The recaptured area is roughly the size of a small city. The operation marks one of the longer, slower campaigns in the war, showing how progress often comes at a heavy cost in time and resources. Kyiv says the goal was not just to gain ground, but to stop a potential Russian breakthrough into a key industrial region. The report did not give details on casualties or the current front line.