Ukrainian Forces Recapture 745 Square Kilometers in Oleksandrivskyi Sector
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian airborne assault units have successfully liberated 745 square kilometers of territory and 26 settlements in the Oleksandrivskyi sector since January. The gains were detailed in a briefing on August 13, covering a 60km stretch of the front across Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk oblasts. Open-source monitors confirmed the restoration of control over 19 settlements, signaling a slowing of Russian advances in the eastern theater despite ongoing heavy fighting.
Date: August 13, 2026
Location: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: ground battle
Severity: HIGH
Source: The Guardian