Russia-Ukraine live: Moscow ‘unlikely’ to halt Ukraine advance

A Ukrainian soldier waves from an armoured personnel service with the nationwide flag close to the city settlement of Kozacha Lopan in northeastern Ukraine on Friday [Sergey Kozlov/EPA-EFE]

• The Washington-based Institute for the Examine of Battle (ISW) stated Russian forces are “doubtless too weak” to cease the persevering with advance of Ukrainian troops alongside the whole Oskil river within the japanese Kharkiv area.
• Britain’s army intelligence reported Russian troops established a brand new defensive position between the Oskil river and the city of Svatove, a zone that features a strategic provide route.