[ti:Ukraine Claims New Gains Against Russian Troops] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]Ukraine claimed Monday it had re-taken several more villages [00:06.60]from Russian troops as part of an ongoing counteroffensive in eastern Ukraine. [00:15.32]The counteroffensive forced Russia [00:19.24]to withdraw troops from several areas in recent days. [00:24.96]News agencies reported that thousands of Russian forces [00:31.28]had withdrawn from areas around the northeastern cities of Kharkiv and Izium. [00:39.80]Russian soldiers reportedly left behind ammunition [00:45.44]and equipment as they fled Izium, [00:48.92]which Russia had used as a major military storage base. [00:54.56]Oleh Syniehubov is the governor of the Kharkiv area. [01:01.32]He said, "In some areas of the front, our defenders [01:06.92]reached the state border with the Russian Federation." [01:11.00]Over the weekend, Russia's Defense Ministry [01:15.20]said it was moving troops from that area [01:19.20]to reorganize in the eastern area of Donetsk. [01:24.16]Ukraine's chief commander, General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, [01:30.24]said Ukrainian forces had regained control [01:34.56]of more than 3,000 square kilometers since the start of September. [01:41.52]Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy [01:45.52]has described the latest offensive as a major success [01:50.72]in the country's six-month-old war with Russia. [01:54.96]Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February. [02:00.16]Zelenskyy said late Sunday [02:03.36]that Russian attacks had caused a total power outage in Kharkiv and Donetsk, [02:11.01]and partial blackouts in surrounding areas. [02:15.08]Dnipropetrovsk Governor Valentyn Reznichenko [02:20.63]wrote on the social media service Telegram [02:24.39]that the Russians were "unable to reconcile themselves to defeats on the battlefield." [02:32.11]Ukraine's attacks in the Kharkiv area seemed to surprise Russia, [02:39.08]which had moved many of its troops from that area to the south. [02:44.12]Ukraine had publicly announced a counteroffensive there. [02:49.28]The Russian troop withdrawals led to critical comments online [02:55.69]from some Russian military experts and patriotic broadcasters. [03:01.85]They described the situation as a major defeat for Russia's military campaign [03:09.52]and urged Russian officials to strengthen the country's war efforts. [03:15.88]The experts also criticized officials for celebrating a Moscow city holiday on Saturday [03:24.68]that included fireworks and other public activities. [03:28.96]In Kharkiv, officials praised a partial return to normal conditions. [03:36.52]They noted that power and water operations [03:41.04]were again working for about 80 percent of the area's population. [03:46.38]Russian attacks on basic infrastructure [03:50.77]have caused power outages in many areas across Ukraine. [03:57.48]"You are heroes!!!" Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov [04:03.13]wrote on Telegram about the return of power in Ukraine's second-largest city. [04:10.15]"Thanks to everyone who did everything possible [04:14.32]on this most difficult night for Kharkiv – [04:18.47]to normalize the life of the city as soon as possible," Terekhov said. [04:26.25]I'm Bryan Lynn. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM