Heavy casualties reported as Ukraine and Russia engage in fierce conflict.

Ukraine is on the offensive in southeastern Zaporizhzhia province and eastern Donetsk province, with Russian forces conducting relatively effective defensive operations in Ukraine’s south. Both sides are suffering high numbers of military casualties, with Russia's losses probably at their highest level since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March. Ukraine's counteroffensive to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas could last a long time, using Western-supplied advanced weapons in attacks along the 1,000-kilometer front line.