7.35 am -
Russian forces are preparing for an offensive in eastern Ukraine in the direction of Seversk, Slavyansk, Lisichansk and Avdiivka: the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this on its Facebook page, according to reports the UNIAN news agency.
8.17
- The toll of children killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion rises to 226.
This was reported by the Prosecutor General, according to the Ukrainian agency Ukrinform.
The number of injured children rises to 415.