Ukraine recognizes that the situation on the front in the east of the country is worsening. According to the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, the Russians are intensifying their offensive towards the city of Chassiv Yar.
Ukraine has been asking its Western allies for more munitions and air defense systems for months. But aid is running out due to political blockages in Washington, forcing Ukrainian soldiers to save their ammunition. In addition, the Ukrainian army is also struggling to recruit, facing larger and better equipped Russian forces. The Russian army has concentrated its attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Lyman and Bakhmut sectors "with assault groups supported by armored vehicles", as well as in the Pokrovsk sector, he said. The Russians would now be at the gates of the town of Tchassiv Iar which is constantly under bombardment. This city, perched on a height, extends less than 30 km southeast of Kramatorsk, the main city in the region under Ukrainian control.