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Day 556 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

As reported, Ukraine has now brought thousands of troops into the battle in southeastern Ukraine.
The increase in the number of soldiers and firepower is focused on the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, a Western official said.

"The Liman-Kupyansk front is longer, which is why the enemy is concentrating its forces there," Cherevaty said in an interview with Ukrainian media on Monday, adding that at the moment there are "more than 120,000 enemy soldiers" on the Liman-Kupyansk line, about 100 kilometers north of Bakhmut.

Day 476 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Ukrainian troops have retaken seven villages spanning 90 square kilometers (35 square miles) from Russian forces in the past week, the deputy defense minister said Monday as the early stages of Kiev's counteroffensive notched small successes.

Ukrainian military officials said Monday their troops have retaken another southeastern village from Russian forces, among the first — small — successes in stepped-up counteroffensive operations as the war drags on into its 16th month.

Ukraine's leaders say they don't see a major U.S. intelligence leak as gravely damaging future offensives. A key reason: They have long held back on sharing their most sensitive operational information, doubting Washington's ability to keep their secrets safe.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Ukraine dissatisfied with the West's help

Reuters news agency reported on Russia's movement of blood supplies to the border with Ukraine, as CNN informed, referring to two anonymous U.S. senior defense officials.