Kiev, 11 September 2022 (dpa/MIA) - The Ukrainian army has recaptured around 2,000 square kilometres of territory this month in areas previously occupied by Russia as part of Ukraine's counter-offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. In a video speech on Saturday evening, Zelensky thanked all the soldiers who were involved in the recapturing territory in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine. Earlier in the day, Russia's military announced a withdrawal from the region. The Russian army made a good decision by fleeing, Zelensky asserted: "Occupiers have no place in Ukraine and will not have one."