Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest rate since the early months of the war, according to a respected US-based thinktank. Battlefield reports indicate Moscow is edging closer to the key logistics town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk.

Ukrainian authorities said at least 23 people were injured and 41 buildings damaged by a Russian missile strike in the northeastern city of Kharkiv.

Ukraine's air force reported that Russia is shifting its drone strategies, launching 145 Shahed drones in recent attacks against Ukrainian targets. In a midday strike, a Russian ballistic missile hit the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, wounding 10 people as it detonated in the downtown area, according to local officials.