The United States Department of Defense confirms that Ukrainian defenders continue to advance in the territory of the Kherson region, regaining control over some settlements in the region. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder during a briefing, writes CNN..

“What we see in the Kherson region in the first place is the ongoing offensive operations of the Ukrainians. They keep moving forward to some extent.. We know that they have recaptured some villages,” said a US Department of Defense spokesman..

At the same time, he said that the States also recorded some offensive activity of the Russian Federation.. The invaders are trying to advance near Bakhmut.

Despite the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine observe the regime of silence regarding the offensive of the defenders at the front, they recently confirmed there that they managed to return Vysokopolie in the Kherson region under the control of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military received territorial victories in the eastern direction, where they managed to secure some territory beyond the Seversky Donets River.

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky hinted that the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is taking place not only in the south, but in different directions, but they do not talk about it publicly, so that it would come as a surprise to the Russians.