President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that after the start of a full-scale invasion, Russia had occupied 3,620 settlements, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine had already liberated about a third, namely 1,017. The head of state told the parliamentarians of Luxembourg about this.

Zelensky added that another 2,603 \u200b\u200bsettlements are under Russian occupation. In total, the invaders control close to 20% of the territory of Ukraine - almost 125 thousand square kilometers.. This is more than the area of \u200b\u200bBelgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg combined..

" Almost 12 million Ukrainians became internally displaced, more than 5 million went abroad,"

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The Pentagon believes that the operational hostilities that are now taking place in the Donbass will determine the further course of events. They add that now it is too early to make forecasts for the end of the war: on the one hand, it can still last a long time, and on the other hand, one of the parties can still win a decisive victory.