Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions in the Donetsk direction. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to more than 300 military personnel.

Earlier, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a group strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons against energy infrastructure facilities and the gas production industry of Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the attack was carried out by the Russian Air Force and the Russian Tornadoes. The attack was conducted with the help of the F-16 fighter jets.