Oleksandr Syrsky said on Telegram that Russian forces have had "tactical successes" along the front line in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s outnumbered troops have been forced to retreat from three villages on the eastern front lines, the country’s top commander said Sunday, as Russian forces push to break through its beleaguered defenses while Kyiv waits for newly-committed U.

Russia is scrambling to take advantage of its "superiority in manpower and artillery before Ukrainian forces get much-needed supplies of new U.S. weapons" approved last week, the BBC said. "The situation at the front has worsened,

After Congress approved a long-delayed $61bn in US military aid to Ukraine last week, Russia gloated that advanced western weapons would not turn the tide on the battlefield. More than at any point since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine two years ago,

Ukraine's army leader admitted Sunday that Kyiv's position on the battlefield has worsened after Russian forces captured another village in the east, pressing their advantage in manpower and ammunition.