Images appeared showing Ukrainian flag flying over Balakliya city hall, though fighting may have been ongoing inside the city.
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Images appeared showing Ukrainian flag flying over Balakliya city hall, though fighting may have been ongoing inside the city.
On 8 September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the liberation of Balaklia by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On Sept. 8, Ukrainian forces liberated Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Balakliya in Kharkiv region was liberated from Russian occupation, with Ukrainian forces controlling the city as of 16:00.
Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv direction and wedged into enemy defenses to a depth of up to 50 km.
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