Ukraine takes village on Zaporizhzhia front, Russia-appointed official says

War blogger also reports recapture of Piatykhatky, which if confirmed would be first village taken in nearly a week

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Ukraine has captured the village of Piatykhatky on the western edge of the Zaporizhzhia front, according to a Russia-appointed official and sources, the first village recaptured by Kyiv’s forces in nearly a week.

In a posting on Telegram on Sunday morning, Vladimir Rogov, a Russia-installed official for the region, said Ukrainian forces had taken the village under their “operational control” after what he described as fierce fighting.