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kyiv COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
“Major operations” carried out by Ukrainian forces have taken place “over the past 48 hours in several sectors of eastern and southern Ukraine”, underlines British intelligence. In his daily situation, the Ministry of Defence. While “in some areas Ukrainian forces appear to have made good progress and penetrated the Russian first line of defence”, in other areas “Ukrainian progress has been slower”.
As for Russian performances, the results are “mixed”. “Some units are visibly carrying out credible defensive operations, while others have retreated in disarray, as reports of increasing Russian casualties are reported as they retreat through their own minefields.”
3 DEAD IN ODESSA
A Russian drone attack in Odessa Oblast last night caused a building fire that killed three people and injured at least 26. Among the injured, two children and a pregnant woman, according to information released by the Ukrainian emergency services.
“HUMANITARIAN CRISIS” IN UKRAINE
Humanitarian crisis in Ukraine ‘significantly worsens’ after demolition of Kakhovka dam, program manager says
at the UN. Martin Griffiths, the UN’s top humanitarian aid official, has warned that Ukraine now faces a “much worse” humanitarian situation than before. “We are only at the beginning of the consequences of this act,” he warned, adding that at least 700,000 people do not have access to drinking water.
kyiv COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
Ukraine is gaining ground in Donetsk Oblast, according to the latest update from the Institute for the Study of War. In particular, Ukrainian forces are said to have made new inroads around Bakhmout and in western Donetsk.
THE “HEROISM” OF THE SOLDIERS
The Ukrainian president praised the “heroism” of his army last night, as intense fighting raged in the south of the country, to the point of reminiscent of the long-announced Kiev counter-offensive. “To our soldiers, to all who are engaged in particularly tough battles these days. We witness your heroism, and we are grateful for every minute of your life,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in his daily message.
GOOD MORNING
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