The Ongoing Conflict in Bakhmut: Latest Updates.

The death toll from a Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Sloviansk has risen to 11, while Russian shelling in Kherson killed two women. The Wagner mercenary group has captured two more areas of Bakhmut, and Russia has been using drones to attack Ukrainian police in Kherson. A new international economic support package of $115bn is giving Ukraine more confidence it can prevail against Russian forces amid growing recognition the war could continue for longer than expected. Poland and Hungary have banned imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect local farmers. A new Russian law has removed an obstacle that has allowed some men to dodge the draft, suggesting Moscow anticipates a lengthy conflict in Ukraine.