Ukraine’s Armed Forces have stood their ground against the enemy offensive toward Sloviansk and Bakhmut, while in the Avdiivka area the Russians were forced to retreat, having suffered significant losses.
Pope Francis has met with Ukraine’s Ambassador to the Vatican, Andrii Yurash, having discussed the pontiff’s possible visit to Ukraine before the scheduled trip to Kazakhstan.
Vitaliy Gura, one of the "leaders" of the occupied town of Nova Kakhovka in southern Ukraine, appointed by Russian invasion forces, has not survived an assassination attempt.
In Zaporizhzhia Region, law enforcement officers have documented the damage caused to the infrastructure of a local joint-stock company and wheat plantations by the enemy shelling.
Russian invaders continue to open fire on Mykolaiv Region. One civilian was reported killed and five injured in the urban-type settlement of Bereznehuvate.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened criminal proceedings over Russia’s artillery strikes on settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Region, leaving four civilians injured.
Amnesty International Ukraine Head Oksana Pokalchuk has decided to leave her post due to scandal over Amnesty International’s statement about the Ukrainian Army’s actions in the war with Russia.