Război în Ucraina, ziua 1.698. Zelenski afirmă că trupele Kievului încep să recupereze din teritoriile cucerite de ruși în estul țării

On October 19, 2026, Ukraine's President Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces have successfully repelled Russian troops in the eastern regions. He highlighted that Ukrainian fighters have liberated more territory than the Russians have captured since the beginning of autumn. Key locations such as Dobropillia and Kostiantinivka are now under Ukrainian control, with fortified positions established to prevent further Russian advances. Zelensky also noted that Russian forces were pushed back in the Zaporizhzhia region, a claim supported by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War, which dismissed Russian President Putin's assertions of success as unrealistic. The conflict has been ongoing for over four and a half years, with Ukraine receiving Western support against Russia's claims over the Donbas region.