The Ukraine admits that Russia has made progress

According to British Reuters reported on the 19th, the Ukrainian military acknowledged that the Russian army had made progress in the battle around Norton, a major industrial town of Eastern Ukraine, and seized a village about 6 kilometers from the city.

Reuters quoted Russia's statement that the village that was won by the Russian army was called Metyolkine, and had a population of less than 800 people before the war.The local Ukraine has surrendered.

The Ukrainian military also acknowledged that the Russian army achieved "partial success" in the area 6 kilometers away from Nortston.

The Russian side said that the Russian army's offensive progress was smooth.

Earlier, Ukraine had stated that Russia had controlled the city of Nortston to fake news.The military executive chief of the Ukraine Rougosk region, Serge Haidai, said that the Russian army "only controls the main part of the town, but not all parts."

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