Russian forces in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region have pushed forward and taken some ground, according to information in the latest Ukrainian military briefing.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the Russians for destroying the area.
That could be code for admitting the weight of Russian firepower is starting to tell.
These are not big advances – it’s mile by mile and village by village - but it looks as if the Russians are reaping their first tactical success in weeks from tried and trusted methods of advance behind heavy bombardments.
The Ukrainian military says the Russian army is advancing in the areas of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk.
