US and Western officials are urging Ukraine to shift its focus from the brutal, months-long fight in the eastern city of Bakhmut and prioritize instead a potential offensive in the south, using a different style of fighting that takes advantage of the billions of dollars in new military hardware recently committed by Western allies, US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN.

Kyrylo Tymoshenko resigns as the Ukrainian president announces a crackdown on corruption.

The country has been under increasing international pressure to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Andrew Harding goes under fire on the front line in eastern Ukraine after recent Russian gains.

The German Chancellor is under pressure to supply tanks to Ukraine, but will not do so without US approval.

The US is expected to announce one of its largest military aid packages for Ukraine in the coming days, according to two US officials familiar with the plans. But Kyiv has been pleading for modern tanks, a request the US is not yet willing to grant, despite the United Kingdom and Poland saying they will.