Key points
- Big picture:What you need to know as war enters new week
- Ukrainian city under attack tells families to evacuate
- Third bridge 'attacked' in Russian region of Kursk
- Michael Clarke:Battle of bridges is about to begin
- Putin 'in a position he never dreamt of in his worst nightmares'
- Your questions answered:What is Ukraine hoping to achieve with invasion of Russia?
- Listen to the Daily above and tap here to follow wherever you get your podcasts
Russia bans 'hostile' British thinktank experts
Russia says it is banning 32 experts and employees at British thinktanks.
Moscow has accused them of pushing an anti-Russian line in Western policy circles, Reuters reports.
People on the list of those banned, which has been published on the Russian foreign ministry's website, have also been accused of spreading disinformation designed to discreditMoscow.
What Indian PM and Zelenskyy will discuss this week
We told you earlier that Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, was visiting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine later this week.
We now have a little bit more detail on Mr Modi's visit to Kyiv, scheduled for 23 August.
The Ukrainian presidential office said on Telegram that the two leaders would discuss the countries' relations and multilateral cooperation.
"This is the first visit of the head of the Indiangovernment to our country in the history of bilateralrelations", the office added.
Your questions answered: What is Ukraine hoping to achieve with its invasion?
Ukraine claims to be making advances after launching a shock invasion into Russia's Kursk border region, in a move which has embarrassed Vladimir Putin's top military brass.
Readers have been sending in their questions to our senior correspondents and military experts for their take on the latest developments.
Today, Jane in Shropshire asks:
What is success for Ukraine in their invasion into Russia?
Oursecurity and defence analyst Michael Clarke says:
This incursion is, by definition, a temporary military manoeuvre, designed to put pressure on Russian strategy and gain some military leverage.
It will end when the coming battle of Kursk has reached a point where Ukrainian forces judge that they can still leave the pocket without being too badly mauled by Russian forces, who will be trying to cut them off from their escape route back into Ukraine.
But that point may be some weeks away.
Success and failure will be an essentially political judgement: did Ukraine's Kursk offensive relieve Russian military pressure elsewhere - particularly in the Donbas around Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Niu York and Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian forces are under real pressure? Did it increase support for Kyiv in the West? Did it affect the mood around Putin and the confidence in the Kremlin that they would win this war sooner or later?
Those will be the metrics by which this bold initiative will eventually be judged.
'No change' in UK's position on Storm Shadow missiles, says No 10
Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman says there has been "no change" in the UK's position on Ukraine using Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia's borders.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to use the missiles to attack targets deep inside Russia that could speed up the end of the war.
But Britain, along with other Western governments, have so far rebuffed Kyiv's requests amid fears of escalation.
Asked about Storm Shadow missiles and whether Ukraine is permitted to use them in Kursk as part of its push into Russia, a No 10 spokesman said: "We are providing military aid to support Ukraine's clear right to self-defence."
Asked about discussions between the UK and overseas partners, including the US and France, the spokesperson added: "We also have an ongoing dialogue with our allies about a co-ordinated effort between us all to do the same thing and be united in our support for Ukraine.
"So, more broadly, yes, there are conversations always happening between ourselves."
Pokrovsk residents have a 'week or two' to evacuate in face of Russian advances
Civilians in Pokrosvk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region have just a week or two to flee their homes as Russian troops make rapid gains, a Ukrainian official has said.
A key target city for Moscow, fighting around Pokrovsk remains the heaviest in eastern Ukraine.
Several clashes were reported in the area last week as Kyiv pushed on with its shock invasion of Russia's Kursk border region.
Serhiy Dobriak, the head of Pokrovsk's military administration, said residents should leave as quickly as they can.
They have "a week or two, no more", he told RadioLiberty's Ukrainian Service.
He said authorities have capacity to evacuate at least 1,000 people per day, but only around half that amount is currently leaving.
Some 53,000 people, including nearly 4,000 children, remain in the city.
More than 121,000 people evacuated from Kursk districts
More than 121,000 people have been evacuated from nine border districts in Kursk, Russian media is reporting, citing the country's emergencies ministry.
Ukrainian troops launched a cross-border invasion into the region nearly two weeks ago, in a move that shocked Vladimir Putin and his top military leaders and left them struggling to push Kyiv's forces back.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier that he was briefed by his top military commander that Ukraine was achieving its goals in Kursk.
800,000 Russian soldiers will be in Ukraine by end of year - report
Kyiv predicts Moscow will have around 200,000 extra forces in Ukraine by the end of the year, according to a report.
Forbes Ukraine cited deputy defence minister Ivan Havryliuk as saying some 800,000 Russian troops were expected in the country by the end of 2024.
Currently, there are around 600,000 soldiers in occupied areas of Ukraine, he said.
Analysts at the Royal United Services Institute say Russian forces have been expanding in size despite suffering heavy casualties, and the Kremlin believes it can sustain the "current rate of attrition" through 2025.
'If you don't want to see the war, you have to end the war'
An adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russians must force Vladimir Putin to enter peace talks on "fair terms" if they don't want to see the war on their doorstep.
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the president's office, claims that Mr Putin's own forces are "destroying civilian infrastructure" in the Kursk border region and "looting shops and civilian homes".
"Accustomed to seeing the war as a television show, Russians are now seeing it up close and personal," he said in a post to X.
"You can no longer turn away, we will not allow it.
"If you don't want to see the war, you have to end the war by forcing your 'leadership' to make peace on fair terms."
Mandatory evacuation for families in Donetsk city - as Russia claims capture of another town in region
A mandatory evacuation order for families with children has begun in the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, as Russian forces advance.
Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk regional administration, said a decision was made to "forcibly evacuate children" with their parents or guardians after an emergency meeting on the situation.
"When our cities are within range of virtually any enemy weapon, the decision to evacuate is necessary and inevitable," he said in a post on Telegram.
Meanwhile, Russian media is citing the defence ministry as saying Russian forces have captured the Donetsk town of Zalizne.
Sky News cannot independently verify the claim.
Russian troops have been inching towards the key strategic hub of Pokrovsk for months.Its capture would compromise Kyiv's defensive abilities and supply routes, and would bring Russia closer to its stated aim of capturing the entire Donetsk region.
This was the situation on the ground in the region as of Friday:
