The governor of Luhansk says Russia is trying to destroy Severodonetsk as its forces heavily bombard the city from all sides.
Ukraine’s military says Russia’s new flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Admiral Makarov, is heading towards Odesa to replace the sunken Moskva.
The UK’s defence ministry says Russia has lost as many men in three months of war in Ukraine as the Soviet Union did in nine years of war in Afghanistan.
Ukraine rules out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia steps up its attack in the country’s east and south.
Kyiv extends the period of martial law and general mobilisation in the country for an additional 90 days, until August 23.