Russian forces have made "significant progress" in parts of the Donetsk region, according to an open-source intelligence outlet.

Mapped: Russia claims to have captured two Ukrainian villages as it advances in Donetsk - Russia’s ministry of defence claims it’s forces have captured two small settlements around the city of Kurakho

The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration Serhiy Horbunov was quoted as saying by Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne. Photos showed charred remains of an aircraft after it landed on a house that caught fire.

Southern group of forces captured settlement of Zhelanne Druhe, according to Russian Defense Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Russian attacks on Ukraine's east on Thursday killed at least three people and injured five more, regional authorities said.

Russian forces have pushed west of Donetsk city and in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, the Institute for the Study of War has said.