Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces liberated the coke plant in Avdeevka. According to the department, Russian flags were hoisted on administrative buildings, and units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their disorderly retreat.
It was also reported that Russian fighters found Western weapons of the Ukraine Armed Forces inAvdievka. The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin listened to the first reports from Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.