Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine after the advance of the Ukrainian army. A dam near the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih was severely damaged on Thursday night. Kyiv blames Russia for this. Like many reports from the front, this cannot be checked independently. During the course of the day, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected in Kyiv. In Germany, meanwhile, the discussion about the delivery of heavy weapons to the country invaded by Russia continues.

The events of the 204th day of the war in the stern live blog.