The Russian offensive in Ukraine at this stage proceeds by adopting the tactic of attrition.
The advance on the ground has slowed down, to allow the rest and the reorganization of the troops, but in the meantime the raids on Donetsk and other areas of the country continue (even intentionally hitting the granaries, according to Kiev).
Defense forces remain on high alert, preparing to contain the new wave thanks to new weapons arriving from the United States, with the Pentagon announcing additional $ 400 million worth of military aid.
"The entire front line is under constant bombardment," confirmed the Ukrainian governor of Donetsk Pavlo Kyrylenko, reporting that the attacks from the air and with artillery hit all the major population centers, Bakhmut, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Ukraine, Donetsk under Russian siege: Druzhkivka bombed
In Druzhkivka, south of the capital of the oblast, a missile dug a crater in front of a supermarket.
Damage was reported to a hospital, several residential buildings and a playground.
Russian bombs fell on the north-eastern region of Kharkiv (4 injured as reported by the authorities), and on Mikolaiv in the south, hitting two railway stations and some houses: over 20 injured in 24 hours.
In Kryvy Rig, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Dnipro oblast, the raids left at least one dead and two injured.
According to Moscow, significant damage was inflicted on the Ukrainian army and equipment.
Kiev, on the other hand, denounced that the enemy is "intentionally" destroying crops and granaries in Kherson.
By throwing incendiary bullets and preventing the population from extinguishing the fires.
On the other hand, no new assaults by the invasion troops were reported.
According to US analysts, the survivors of the long battles in Lugansk (costing heavy losses on both fronts) need to recover their strength and receive supplies before launching another large-scale offensive.
The ISW think tank calls it an "operational hiatus," with attacks on "more localized" targets involving fewer soldiers.
The pause also serves to gather other armored vehicles for the ground advance, but the British government believes that the arsenal remained at the disposal of the
The Pentagon has announced the dispatch of a new $ 400 million military aid package, which includes an additional four highly effective Himars rocket launchers and approximately 1,000 155mm artillery rounds, which have greater accuracy.
Tactical vehicles, radar systems, spare parts and other equipment are also on the way.
While around 10 thousand Ukrainian soldiers arrived in the UK to be trained in combat.
In the past three weeks alone, the United States has provided $ 2.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, $ 8 billion since the beginning of the Biden presidency.