Russia declares control of Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine. Kiev said it had withdrawn all its forces from the city, which had been the center of fighting for months.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described it as an important victory. White House saw the Ukrainian army's withdrawal as evidence of the "cost of inaction" by the US Congress, which prevents the disbursement of additional military aid to Kiev worth $60 billion. Zelensky announced on Saturday evening that he had spoken by phone to US President Joe Biden and discussed the situation on the front.