According to Russian media, the deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, has personally taken over command of Russia’s Dnipro Grouping of Forces, responsible for the occupied areas of Kherson region.
Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the latest situation in Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces build up small bridgeheads on the east bank of the Dnipro River.
Russia’s defence ministry said that the country's forces have foiled several attempts by Ukrainian units to cross the Dnipro River in the southern Kherson region.