Russia seizes 22 sq km in eastern Ukraine; Kyiv denies Putin's claims on Kozacha Lopan

Russian forces seized nearly 22 square kilometres of territory in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions in a single day, according to data from the DeepState analytical service cited by Interfax-Ukraine. Ukraine denied Vladimir Putin's claims that Russian troops had taken Kozacha Lopan and Sviatohirsk. Fighting continues along the eastern front with the situation remaining tense in both areas.