The Latest on Russia-Ukraine Conflict: News and Analysis.

Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade is preparing to retake the town of Bakhmut, which fell 10 days ago following the bloodiest battle of the war so far. Three people including a child were killed and at least 11 people were injured in an early morning missile attack on Kyiv that hit apartment buildings, two schools and a children’s clinic. The Russian capital was this week hit by a large-scale drone attack for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of children have been kidnapped and taken to Russia since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Ukraine has completed more onshore wind turbines than England since the invasion.