President’s trip to Zaporizhzhia includes meeting Rafael Grossi; Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi visits Bakhmut and says ‘most intense phase’ of battle continues

The Ukrainian military said it repelled 24 Russian attacks as heavy fighting rages in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Follow here for live updates.

Residents of the small Russian town of Kireyevsk expressed shock and anger on Monday that an alleged Ukrainian drone had been downed over their houses, bringing down roofs and ceilings and putting their lives in danger.

Explosions shook Russian-occupied cities in southern Ukraine, injuring a police chief and hitting a military facility, while a Russian missile strike killed two people and injured 25 others in the eastern city of Slovyansk,