We're getting conflicting signals about Ukraine battlefield momentum and what comes next as Vladimir Putin's invasion now is in its sixth week. In and around Kharkiv, Ukrainian military officials report 47 mortar and tank strikes by Russia. But in a Kharkiv suburb there are signs of a pushback: burnt out Russian tanks, and evidence of Ukrainian forces retaking a critical road. A UN defense official says Russia has dramatically upped the number of attacks over the past 24 hours. Moscow's military is now regrouping. And a resupply is coming. So are 135,000 more Russian military conscripts. But there are now doubts some of those soldiers in the trenches will actually follow their orders. British intelligence says troops have outright refused Russian battlefield commands. We begin today's coverage with a live report from Ivan Watson in Zaporizhzhia.

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