The UK's Ministry of Defence has posted its daily defence intelligence update and says these are the latest developments from Ukraine:
Russian commanders are highly likely to face competing priorities with reinforcing their offensive, and strengthening their defences, in the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region.
Russia has almost certainly established a major new ground forces formation - 3rd Army Corps (3 AC) - based at Mulino in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, east of Moscow. Russia likely plans to get resources from newly-formed "volunteer" battalions, which are being raised across the country, the MoD says.
Regional politicians in Russia have confirmed potential 3 AC recruits are being offered lucrative cash bonuses once they deploy to Ukraine. Recruitment is open for men up to 50 years of age and with only middle-school education.
It will probably be difficult for Russia to bring 3 AC up to strength given very limited levels of popular enthusiasm for volunteering for combat in Ukraine.
