Floods and Fighting: Updates on Ukraine's Conflict

Ukraine claims to have hit a significant Russian ammunition depot in Kherson, while authorities in Odesa have closed off beaches due to poor water quality caused by the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse. A clandestine Ukrainian unit claims successes against Russian forces in Bakhmut, while two aid workers were killed by a Russian missile in the Kharkiv region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise concerns about the war in Ukraine during his diplomatic visit to China. Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces has not yet gained momentum, but there are signs that Ukrainian forces are spreading their bets and exploiting vulnerabilities elsewhere in the east.