AM EDT – Key Points and Summary: Just days before the Trump-Putin summit, Russian forces have ramped up their offensive in eastern Ukraine, pushing toward the vital Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway in Donetsk.

Public accounts writing about the war began reporting a breakthrough by Ukrainian forces near Dobropillia in the Donetsk region. Official spokespeople, the General Staff, and the President clarified the situation differently.

The breakthrough occurred near the coal-mining town of Dobropillia and represents the most significant movement on the front line witnessed this year