Ukraine's military says it shot down 13 Russian cruise missiles headed for a military airfield in the western region of Khmelnitskyi.
In the areas of intense combat, Ukraine says its forces are advancing in the south and stopped a Russian offensive toward the eastern cities of Lyman and Kupiansk.
Russian authorities deny the claims of Ukrainian progress, and Russia's forces still hold a large amount of territory in Ukraine's east and south.
Ukrainian military leaders admit that the most difficult fighting is yet to come as the country's long-awaited counteroffensive has yet to make significant gains.
Meanwhile, the EU has adopted its 11th sanctions package against Russia.
Persons:
Kupiansk, Lyman, Hanna Maliar, Maliar
Organizations:
Russia
Locations:
Russian, Khmelnitskyi, Ukraine, Lyman, Ukraine's