Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said the Ukrainian forces have so far “de-occupied” about 125-140 square kilometres of territory under operation “Vivaldi”.
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forces → say → Vivaldi
“As of today, about 125-140 square kilometres have been de-occupied,” Zelensky said.
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Zelensky → de → today
Operation Vivaldi is a name given by Ukraine’s armed forces to an ongoing counteroffensive in the Lyman direction in northern Donetsk region.
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Vivaldi → give → region
Speaking in an interview with Reuters, Zelensky said the operation was “not finished yet” and claimed that Russian casualties had increased over the past two to three months.
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casualties → speak → months
He claimed Russia had suffered 42,000 casualties a month during the recent period, compared with 30,000-32,000 casualties per month since the beginning of the year.
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Russia → claim → year
Zelensky said Ukraine’s military had wanted to begin the operation a year earlier but that it had not been sufficiently prepared at the time.
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it → say → time
“Thank God, we decided to postpone it a bit, and now we have good results and fewer losses,” he said.
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he → thank → results
On US efforts to end the war, Zelensky said he believed President Donald Trump wanted to stop Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Trump → end → Ukraine
“I think the US really wants to stop Russia’s war.
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US → think → war
I trust them,” he said, while adding that it was difficult to stop a big country that “doesn't want to stop”.
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that → trust → country
Zelensky said the US was seeking compromises with Russia but argued that time was being lost in pursuing them.
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time → say → them
He said Trump wanted to achieve “some kind of victory” before the US midterm elections, while claiming
Russian President Vladimir Putin would seek to make the situation “non-negotiable”.
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situation → say → elections
On Saturday morning, a Russian Shahed drone struck Kyiv’s Pivnichnyi Bridge, amid Moscow’s attempts to dismantle Kyiv’s infrastructure all around.
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drone → strike → infrastructure
“Overnight, residential buildings, railways, and energy infrastructure in many regions came under Russian attack.
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buildings → come → attack
In Chornomorsk, a drone struck a vessel,” Zelensky wrote on X.
According to Zelensky, Ukraine’s long-range capabilities had struck targets in the Samara region and positions of Russian forces operating Iskander missile systems in the Bryansk region.
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capabilities → strike → region
He also said there were “new results in the Black Sea”.
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He → say → Sea
Meanwhile, in a notice issued on Saturday, the Russian foreign ministry said its forces were continuing to carry out “systematic and sustained strikes” against military targets in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
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forces → issue → Kyiv
The ministry said the strikes were in response to what it described as “terrorist attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against Russia’s civilian population and infrastructure”.
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it → say → population
It also reiterated a previous call for foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel in Kyiv to leave the city and refrain from travelling to Ukraine.
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nationals → reiterate → Ukraine
Russian authorities, it said, had also urged Ukrainian residents to stay away from military and administrative facilities.
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it → say → facilities
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