Russian forces continue to shell cities in eastern and southern Ukraine, and strike targets elsewhere with missiles. Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, saw intense shelling overnight.
There were also further artillery attacks in parts of Luhansk and Donetsk regions where fighting is expected to intensify in the weeks ahead, as Russia regroups its forces.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia targeted Ukrainian army positions and civilian infrastructure in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Russian forces have also been continuing their offensive against Mariupol, which it has blockaded and relentlessly bombarded for over a month.
The latest intelligence update from the UK’s Ministry of Defence said the humanitarian situation in the city was “worsening”.
