Overview

• Ukrainian troops have secured a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, opening a new front in the southern Kherson region.
• Ukraine's advance could pressure Russian forces and divert their attention from battlegrounds in the southeastern Zaporizhizhia region.
• Ukraine's Kherson foothold connects to a valuable stronghold in Russian-occupied Crimea, potentially threatening Russia's control of the region.
• Russian forces continue offensives against Ukraine, working to seize the rest of Luhansk in the northeast and the eastern Donetsk region.
• Protests in Kyiv demand reallocation of public funds to the armed forces amid ongoing conflict.