Troops take control of villages and attack energy facilities in the Kharkiv region.
The Ukrainian military says Russian troops are making progress along its northeastern border.
Their advance deeper into the Kharkiv region has raised fears among Western allies of a major assault on Ukraine's second-largest city, which lies near the Russian border.
Russia's latest offensive comes as Ukraine faces a shortage of weapons and soldiers.
Is the Ukrainian army on the defensive?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Hanna Shelest – Director of the Security Studies Program at Ukrainian Prism, a foreign policy and security think tank
Roger Hilton – defense and security member at GLOBSEC
Pavel Felgenhauer – independent Russian military and defense analyst