Russia claims it has captured the town of Kurakhove on the route to the key logistics town of Pokrovsk. They also say they have thwarted Ukraine's latest offensive in the Kursk region. Submit your questions on the war in the form below for our experts to answer.

Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s defence ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlin’s list of conquests during the almost three-year war.