On 27 July, Ukrainian Defense forces liberated Staromaiorske village in Donetsk Oblast, according to footage of Ukraine’s 35th Marine Brigade and Territorial Defense Forces, published by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelensky commented on the video with the following words: “Our South! Our guys! Glory to Ukraine!”
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar also reported on the de-occupation of Staromaiorske.
“Staromaiorske, Donetsk Oblast, has been liberated. Our defenders continue to clear the settlement,” she wrote on Telegram.
Staromaiorske, which sits on the Mokri Yaly River, is located near the administrative border with Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a few kilometers south of the town of Velyka Novosilka.
Previously, on 25 July, it was reported that Ukrainian forces achieved success in the direction of Staromaiorske (9km south of Velyka Novosilka).
Staromaiorske lies in the Berdiansk direction, one of the three sectors where Ukrainian forces are conducting its summer counteroffensive.
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