South Korean howitzers for Ukraine’ • Main car bridge over Dnipro near Kherson blown up

• The Ukrainian army hopes to advance further on Friday towards the southern city of Kherson, from which the Russians appear to be withdrawing.

• The main crossing point of the Dnipro River near Kherson, the Antonivsky Bridge, is completely impassable after an explosion.

• The United States is on the cusp of a diplomatically salient arms deal with South Korea for howitzer ammunition.