Battles continue on Kinburnska Kosia, which as of November 12 remains the only unliberated territory in the Mykolayiv region. 

This was said by the head of the joint press center of the Security and Defense Forces "South" Nataliya Humenyuk on the air of the joint nationwide marathon "Edyny Novyni".

"There is an enemy on the Kinburn spit. Combat work is currently underway. And if we set the goal of liberating the entire Mykolaiv region, then it will be liberated," Humenyuk said.

As for the situation with the counteroffensive, according to her, the Ukrainian military

continues to advance in the Kherson region and secure positions

.

Humenyuk also announced that good news can be expected in the evening. 

"We continue to advance and, including, to clear the territories, to consolidate on the positions we have taken... We are also trying to find those who were "forgotten" on purpose or by accident, because during the "evacuation" they arranged for themselves, the first and the second is possible. We are replenishing the exchange fund and a little bit of Russian lendlease... We are continuing our work on the liberation of settlements. 

I think there will be good news by the evening

," she said.

Counteroffensive in the south

As of November 12, all populated areas of the Mykolaiv region that were occupied were liberated.

The only unliberated territory in the region remains the Kinburn Spit.

As of November 11, the area of ​​the liberated territory of the south of Ukraine was more than 3,000 thousand square meters.

km, although a day before, the military said about 260 square meters.

km

According to American Lieutenant General Ben Godges, the Defense Forces can liberate the territories captured after February 24 by the end of 2022, and the occupied Crimea by the summer of 2023.

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