Russia has announced that it will form a new force to counter Ukrainian tank units backed by Western military support. Russia is continuing its military invasion in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine.

A house was hit by a missile by Russian troops in Zaporozhye on the 9th. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that some 7,9 tons of fuel storage facilities were destroyed by precision-guided missiles, and fighting in the south is intensifying as the Ukrainian side seeks to retake the territory. It says it will train anti-tank units to study and destroy the capabilities of German, British and American main battle tanks.