evidence: WASHINGTON D.C.: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while Ukraine has recaptured half the territory that Russia initially seized in its invasion, Kyiv faced "a very hard fight" to win back more. [...] Secretary Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50 percent of territory that Russia seized Secretary Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50 percent of territory that Russia seized - Ukraine has recaptured some villages in the south and territory around the ruined city of Bakhmut in the east