Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has acknowledged that Russia's war aims in Ukraine, referred to as a "special military operation," have "not yet been achieved," indicating the conflict will continue. This admission comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging for the release of an EU credit package that Hungary is currently blocking. The article notes that casualty figures and combat details are primarily provided by Ukrainian or Russian authorities and cannot be independently verified. The live blog relies on its own research and reports from news agencies including dpa, Reuters, epd, KNA, and Bloomberg.