Utah's Ukrainian community hopeful as counter-attack against Russia makes progress

Ukraine is continuing its lightning-fast counter-offensive that has had the Russian military on its heels for much of the past week.

On Monday, the Ukrainians captured more territory, and on Tuesday, the Ukrainian military reported for the first time, that it shot down an Iranian-made attack drone used by Russian forces.Daniela Rychahova is from Kyiv and was there on Feb. 24 with her parents and two siblings when Russia's invasion began.

Now, Rychahova, a student at Olympus High School in Holladay, has been keeping an eye on the war. She says the military is fighting to reclaim territory.Seeing the war change course over the last week has brought optimism to Ukrainians like Rychahova. FOX 13 News asked Garan if he feels like Ukraine's recent progress has been a turning point in their war with Russia.

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