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Ukraine claims new battlefield advance

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A Ukrainian soldier fires during night training in Ukraine's partially Russian-occupied Donetsk region, Aug 17, 2023. [AP Photo]

Ukraine claimed Thursday that its counteroffensive had retaken parts of Russian-controlled land in the southeastern part of the country in a push beyond the newly liberated village of Urozhaine.

The advance is an attempted drive toward the Sea of Azov, an effort to split Russia's occupying forces in half.

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