Where does RUssia expect UKRaine’s counterattack? Overview of defensive lines; The Offensive Before the Offensive: UKR Strikes Behind RU Lines; UKR reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut; Damaged Patriot missile system is already repaired, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRaine air defense successfully fights off ‘exceptional’ RUssian missile attack on Kyiv; UKR reports gains around Bakhmut; UKR's military regains 20 square kilometers near Bakhmut; Most brutal fights near Bakhmut and Marinka; three RU electronic warfare stations and two munitions warehouses destroyed, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

‘Bakhmut Trap’: UKRainian Advances Vindicate Defense of Besieged City; UKR Troops Gird for Counteroffensive They Hope Will End War; UKR Forces Advance On Bakhmut Flanks Despite RUssia's 'fierce resistance'; UKR Hails Gains in Bakhmut, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

RUssian Forces Make Unsuccessful Attempts to Advance on Kupiansk and Marinka Fronts; UKRainian Military Achieves Success on Flanks in Bakhmut; UKR Forces Capture over 10+ Positions Near Bakhmut; UKR Air Force Downs 25 Ru Drones, 3 Missiles Overnight, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

RUssia Tried to Destroy US Patriot System in UKRaine — but Moscow’s Plan Blew Up; 4 RU Aircraft Shot Down ‘simultaneously’ Near UKR Border; UKR Makes Localized Advances Near Bakhmut; UKR Forces Not Only Defend Their Positions but Launch Offensive Operations on Bakhmut Front, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Constant Fighting Continues in Bakhmut, UKRainian Armed Forces Repel 36 RUssian Attacks on 4 Fronts; RU Assaults Failed in Bakhmut's Suburbs, 4 RU Drones were Downed; RU Acknowledges Retreat North of Bakhmut, Wagner Boss Calls it a 'rout'; UKR Presses Counterattack Around Bakhmut, LIVE UPDATES and MORE