Ukraine's front line grows in length as Russia shifts tactics

The front line on the battlefield in Ukraine has grown in length to nearly 1,250 kilo-metres, stretching Kyiv's defences, while Russian forces employ a new tactic of sending swarms of small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian lines, Ukraine's top military commander says.

- AP

The line of contact has grown by roughly 200 kilo-metres over the past year, and Ukrainian forces are averaging between 160 and 190 combat engagements every day with Russia's