Ukrainian town near Kyiv that was reported retaken from Russians is still contested

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9. the mayor states little progress was actually made

In light of the ongoing shelling and street fighting in the city of Mariupol it seems likely that the Ukrainian government wanted to make an announcement on Monday of some success in pushing back the Russian invaders in a significant way as a counter narrative in the news coverage.

To that end, the announcement was a success.

But the facts on the ground were different, as the Washington Post journalist on scene reported today.

"Russian forces were still in control of roughly 15 percent of the town, an area they have held for nearly three weeks with little shifting of the front lines, according to the town’s mayor."

The mayor's statement paints quite a different picture of how much progress had actually been made.