Ukraine said it has taken back more territory in the east of the country from Russian troops, leaving Moscow with even less control over the four regions that it is trying to annex.President Vladimir Putin on Friday said his forces were annexing four regions — Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk — and making them part of Russia.Ukraine had already retaken some of those regions, and it was fighting against and taking back territory from Russian troops even as Putin made his celebratory speech.While that village is small and near the border, it means Ukraine has a symbolic victory: Russia does not control 100% of the territory of any of the regions it says it is making part of Russia.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that attacks on the areas that Putin annexes would be considered an attack on Russia, The Guardian reported — which means Putin's move could result in a rapid ramping up of the war."