Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the courage of his fighters on the Baakhmut, Avdyaevka and Marinka fronts. The Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said he had been told that he and his men would be considered traitors if they gave up their positions in the city of Bachmut.
The United States announced a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine to bolster its air defenses and provide it with additional artillery ammunition.