Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war against Russia began, bursting through the front and advancing rapidly along the Dnipro River.
In the south, Ukraine's advance targets supply lines for thousands of Russian troops — perhaps as many as 25,000 — on the west bank of the Dnipro. Ukraine has already destroyed the main bridges, forcing Russian forces to use makeshift crossings. A substantial advance down river could cut them off entirely.
On Monday, Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament that is firmly under the control of Putin's ruling party, passed bills endorsing the annexation of the four partly occupied Ukrainian provinces. Ramzan Kadyrov, the pro-Putin leader of Russia's Chechnya province who commands a personal army, demanded the commander of Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine be stripped of his medals and sent to the front line.
A Ukrainian serviceman inspects a kindergarten basement that was used by Russian forces in the recently retaken area of Kapitolivka, Ukraine, on Sunday.
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