Ukraine’s military shoots down 76 out of 188 weapons with Kyiv coming under attack and critical infrastructure hit in Ternopil

As we mentioned in the opening post, Russia has slowly expanded the amount of territory they control, making incremental gains, mostly in the east of Ukraine.

The thrust of the gradual Russian advance has been in the Donetsk region, with Russian forces pushing towards the town of Pokrovsk, an important transport hub, and into the town of Kurakhove, a city 35km (21 miles) south of Pokrovsk. Russia has increasingly encircled territory and then hit Ukrainian forces with artillery and glide bombs, according to Russian analysts.