"Latest Updates: Ukrainian Forces Advance to Russia's First Defence Line in Ongoing Conflict"

Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of targeting rescue workers by launching consecutive missile strikes on residential buildings in the city of Pokrovsk, killing nine people and injuring over 80. Meanwhile, another European country, reportedly Germany, has purchased secondhand Leopard 1 tanks from Belgium to support Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian special services have successfully thwarted a Russian hacking attempt on the country's military networks. In response to recent Russian aggression in the Black Sea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to defend Ukraine's access to the sea. Dozens of ships are currently backed up around Ukraine's river gateways following Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian ports. The UK has imposed 25 new sanctions on individuals and businesses to target Vladimir Putin's access to foreign military supplies. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has labeled Russia an "aggressor" on the 15th anniversary of their war over a breakaway region. Putin has signed a decree suspending Russia's double taxation agreements with "unfriendly countries" that have imposed sanctions on Moscow.