During the entire counteroffensive operation in the Pokrovsk district, 177.8 square kilometers of territory were liberated, and 198.9 square kilometers were cleared of saboteurs. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. “In total, during the counteroffensive operation in the Pokrovsk district, 177.8 square kilometers were liberated and 198.9 square kilometers were cleared of saboteurs,” Syrskyi said. "Over the past day, control over another 2.2 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory has been restored. According to him, the Ukrainian military celebrates Defenders' Day in battle, destroying the enemy and liberating their native land.