British intelligence: Ukraine achieved some success in Kherson region 

Russia continues to attempt assaults against the Sieverodonetsk pocket from three directions, although Ukrainian defences are holding. It is unlikely that either side has gained significant ground in the last 24 hours, the UK Defense Ministry posted on Twitter.

The ministry said while Russia is concentrating its offensive on the central Donbas sector, it has remained on the defensive on its flanks.

“Ukrainian forces have recently achieved some success by counter-attacking in the south-western Kherson region, including regaining a foothold on the eastern bank of the Ingulets River,” the tweet said. “In the occupied Kherson region, Russia is forcibly aligning its administration with that of the Russian Federation by introducing the Russian rouble as legal tender and employing Russian teachers to introduce the Russian curriculum and language to schools.”