Kiev's troops in defense mode: Ukraine is preparing for a major Russian offensive. Ukraine wants to stop Russia with trenches and anti-tank trenches.
But work on the defenses is making slow progress. There are said to be dozens of battles every day along the approximately 1,000 kilometer long front. After the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the city of Avdiivka in the Donbass region, the fighting shifted south to the town of Novomykhailivka, southwest of Donetsk.