For months the talk in Kyiv was of a much-anticipated Russian offensive that would aim to gobble up more of the Ukraine’s eastern regions. So far, it’s been underwhelming – but the Russians have made some gains and vastly reinforced their troop numbers in some areas.

Russia has claimed new territorial gains in its summer offensive, including the capture of Novoukrainka village in Donetsk, pushing its forces to the edge of the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time.

The overnight attack was one of the largest on Ukraine and included strikes in the western part of the country, which is hit less often.

Moscow deploys more attack aircraft controlled via hair-thin fibre optic cable to make large gains during summer offensive