On 11 June, the Ukrainian Army’s 68th Jaeger Brigade reported the liberation of Blahodatne settlement.
“The glorious warriors of the 68th separate Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush, in cooperation with neighboring units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, liberated the village of Blahodatne,” the brigade wrote on Facebook, adding that Russian soldiers were captured during the operation.
The video shared by the 68th brigade shows hoisting the national flag on one of the destroyed buildings in the settlement:
Donetsk oblast has four settlements named Blahodatne. One is in the northwest next to Soledar in the area of Bakhmut, another one is in the region’s east near Amvrosiivka far behind the lines, one more is in the south in Volnovakha district. Finally, the fouth Blahodatne is located in the oblast’s southwest next to Velyka Novosilka.
The 68th Brigade didn’t specify which one of the Blahodatnes has been liberated, however, other military sources claim it is the southwestern one, located south of Velyka Novosilka next to Zaporizhzhia Oblast:
This is the first settlement mentioned as liberated in official reports amid the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Update:
Ukraine’s Ground Forces confirmed the liberation of Blahodatne, reposting the video by the 68th Brigade.
Read also:
- Ukraine carried out counteroffensive operations in “at least four areas” on June 10 – ISW
- “Counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place,” Zelenskyy says
- Ukrainians advanced up to 1,4 km near Bakhmut on 9 June – Ukrainian military
- Ukraine advances in east, south, Russian airforce “unusually active” – UK intel
- Ukrainian offensive operations continued in at least four front areas – ISW
