Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new bill that critics says weakens the country's anti-corruption agencies.

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 120 others. In the eastern Donetsk oblast, or province, systematic shelling and glide bombs killed six non-combatants and wounded 44 others.

Activists on Wednesday called for more protests of a new law that they say weakens Ukraine's anti-corruption watchdogs, following the first major anti-government demonstration in over three years of war.

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made U-turn on a bill that was passed earlier this week, which gave the president and his inner circle more oversight over its anti-corruption bodies. As protests raged,

Analysts say Russia has recently made only incremental gains in its slow and costly advance against Ukrainian defenses.

President Volodymyr Zelensky reversed course, but it is unclear if that will quell the anger that erupted when he stripped anticorruption agencies of independence.

The move to curb anti-corruption agencies sparked protests, and by Wednesday evening, Zelenskyy had announced a new bill that would retain the independence of the agencies.