We consider the settlement as liberated only when AFU is completely entrenched in it - Malyar
Hanna Malyar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, said that raised Ukrainian flag in the city is not enough to declare it fully liberated
She said this live on air of united TV marathon.
Malyar stated that in order for the settlement to be considered liberated, the Ukrainian Armed Forces must establish themselves there and carry out stabilization measures. According to her, the video, where Ukrainian soldiers raise flags over administrations of settlements, is only the beginning of the process. Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff announces the liberation of the settlement only after the completion of all necessary cleaning.
"What is the liberation of certain settlements? We usually perceive it as if there is a flag, if the military took a picture of the flag, then it means that it has been liberated. But in fact, you can finally talk about liberation when Ukrainian Armed Forces have established themselves there and carried out mobilization activities", Malyar said.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that as of November 10, 41 settlements in the South of Ukraine had already been liberated.
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