KYIV, Ukraine — An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine , scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian region as each side seeks an advantage before the fighting season wanes in the autumn.

Moscow's forces made gains in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

For months the talk in Kyiv was of a much-anticipated Russian offensive that would aim to gobble up more of Ukraine’s eastern regions. So far, it’s been underwhelming – but the Russians have made some gains and vastly reinforced their troop numbers in some areas.

North Korea is "currently significantly increasing its military power" through direct cooperation with Russia, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), said in an interview with Hromadske Radio on July 1.

The Pentagon review determined that stocks were too low on some items previously pledged, so pending shipments of some items won’t be sent, according to a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide information that has not yet been made public.

The Pentagon halted arms shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot missiles, after Trump’s top defense official warned U.S. stockpiles had dropped to critical levels.

The Pentagon is pausing some shipments to Ukraine of precision munitions that include air defense missiles amid concerns about declining U.S. stockpiles, Politico first reported on Tuesday. The big picture: "This decision was made to put America's interests first" following a Defense Department review of U.

Russian authorities said at least three people were killed as Ukraine claimed an attack on a military plant in the city of Izhevsk.

A video posted on social media and verified by the BBC showed an explosion on the roof of a factory building Three people have been killed and 45 injured following an attack by Ukraine on a factory in the city of Izhevsk - more than 1,