 Ukrainian soldiers fired U.S.-provided self-propelled howitzer in the south of Donetsk region as the temperatures rose to around 35 degrees Celsius on August 7. Ukrainian troops are creating conditions to advance forward step-by-step and have the initiative on the battlefield, Ukraine's commander-in-chief said on Monday. Despite the heatwave with temperatures in the mid-to-high 30s Celsius, Ukrainian soldiers battle on regardless. Ukraine launched a counter-offensive at the start of the summer, attempting to retake swaths of territory captured by Russia in the south and east of the country. The United States and other Western allies have sent Ukraine weapons and trained Ukrainian soldiers to help Kiev with the offensive.