Russia is focusing its offensive operations in three key areas in eastern Ukraine

Russia is focusing its offensive operations in three key areas in eastern Ukraine, the general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces reported in this morning’s briefing, Qazet.az reports.

Russia is concentrating its efforts on capturing all of Donetsk oblast by targeting the eastern areas of Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Lyman, according to the briefing.

The general staff said that Russia had launched eight missile attacks, 31 airstrikes and 63 rocket launch attacks in the last 24 hours. The cities of Kharkiv, Kherson, Kramatorsk and Ochakiv were all hit, with civilian infrastructure affected.