Day 393 of the Invasion of Ukraine: At Least 14 Dead after Russian Strikes on Civillian Infrastructure

Day 393 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Ukraine plans to "soon take advantage" of Russian fatigue in Bakhmut
• Slovakia delivered the first four of the promised MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine
• Ukraine will respond to all Russian attacks, Zelensky said
• Zelensky visited Kherson and promised to restore everything
• 14 killed in Russian drone and missile attack in Ukraine
• Bartholomew: The Russian Church shares the blame for the crimes in Ukraine
• Russia will deploy additional missile systems on the Kuril Islands
• Lavrov on the supply of depleted uranium munitions: A step towards a serious escalation in Ukraine
• Blinken: China has not "crossed the line" on military aid to Russia

Ukraine plans to "soon take advantage" of Russian fatigue in Bakhmut

Ukraine is preparing a counter-offensive at Bakhmut, the commander of the ground forces Oleksandr Syrsky announced on Telegram. According to him, the Russian forces are exhausted from several months of attempts to capture Bakhmut. "Soon we will use the situation as we did at Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kupiansk," Syrsky wrote.

"The aggressor has not given up on capturing Bakhmut at any cost, despite the loss of manpower and equipment. The main fighting force of Russia on this front is the Wagner mercenary group," he pointed out.

The Ukrainian commander's comment comes a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the area of heavy fighting. Kyiv sees Bakhmut as a key city to contain Russian forces along...