Ukraine's Zelenskiy: more than 1,000 sq km of territory liberated since Sept 1

FILE PHOTO - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
FILE PHOTO - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit in Kyiv, Ukraine September 8, 2022. Genya Savilov/Pool via REUTERS

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday said Kyiv's forces had liberated than 1,000 square km (390 square miles) of territory since Sept. 1 and recaptured dozens of settlements as part of a counteroffensive against Russia.

Zelenskiy made the remarks in an evening address. Separately, he released a video in which Ukrainian soldiers said they had taken the key eastern town of Balakleeia.

Reporting by Ronald Popeski and David Ljunggren; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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