Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. At least 13 people were injured in a drone attack in the central Russian republic of Tatarstan.
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu said in a meeting with military leaders on the 2nd that the Russian military had used missiles and drones against energy facilities in Ukraine in March. Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk has been appointed commander of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, which is based in the unilaterally annexed Crimea.