Ukrainian forces have retreated eight to nine kilometres in key areas in the Kharkiv region, Interfax news agency cited Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov as saying on Friday.
Belousov said Russian forces have taken control of more than 28 settlements in Ukraine in May and captured a total area of 880 square kilometers so far this year.
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