Ukrainian officials said Russia ambushed missiles into a supermarket in North Donetsk, while Kiev could be about to counterattack in the South.

The governor of Donetsk Pavlo Kyrylenko said a Russian missile attacked the city of Druzhkivka in the North of the region at dawn on July 9, destroying a supermarket.

The Governor of Lugansk Serhiy Gaidai said Russia organized an ambush from its positions in his province.

In difficult areas, the opponent is massive, making the battlefield like hell in real life, he shared.

T-72 tanks on the eastern battlefield of Ukraine on July 9.

Kyrylenko said that the Russian army raided day and night in Sloviansk in Donetsk province, deliberately launching the fields in this locality to destroy crops.

After fully controlling Lugansk province, the Russian army is gradually moving deeper into the Ukrainian government control in Donetsk province and aiming to liberate the entire Donbass region.

In Dnipropetrovsk province, Kryvyi Rih city, the home of President Volodymyr Zelensky and is the seventh largest city in Ukraine, local officials accuse the Russian army using cluster bombs, causing at least one civilian to death.

The Russian Defense Ministry of the same day said it caused serious damage to the Ukrainian army in Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv provinces, and increased the ambush in Kharkov.

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The scene is said to be Russia's S-300 air defense raid in Mykolaiv on July 9.

Ukrainian officials said at least 6 civilians were injured in Kharkov after a two -storey civilian hit Rocket.

The Mayor of Mykolaiv continuously called on people to find shelter because the shelter was fiercely lasting in the coming days.

Rescuers come to the scene of the raid in Kharkov, east of Ukraine, on the morning of July 9.

Observers said the Ukrainian army showed signs of opening a big counterattack on the southern front.

A major explosion occurred in Kherson province at dawn on July 9.

According to experts, the Ukrainian military may want to turn to the southern front, especially the Kherson province adjacent to Crimea and Odessa province.

Ukrainian artillery units have focused more on the Russian army's arsenal and equipment, signs that Ukraine is paving the way for the counterattack campaign, according to NY Times.

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk called on people in areas that were quickly controlled by Russian forces to find shelter, even need to accept the possibility of evacuating into Russian territory.

You need to find a way to leave immediately because our army is about to liberate the territory, she warned.

The Ukrainian battlefield was after Russia controlled Lysychansk.

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) recorded 4,889 civilians died and 6,263 injured after more than 4 months of war in Ukraine.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said more than 8.7 million people have left Ukraine, while more than 7 million people have to evacuate in the country since the conflict broke out.

Russia announced an important victory in Lugansk province, but also inspired many losses and face the challenge of the future.

The convenience of Donbass helps Russia reverses the battlefield and is at the most advantage after 4 months of fighting in Ukraine.