The head of the Russian military special group Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday that Ukrainian units had begun a counterattack. He said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had been "disingenuous" when he said the counterattack had been postponed pending more aid from foreign countries.
The Russian Defense Ministry did not speak - in its daily briefing on Thursday - of any retreat and said that the forces continued their advance in Bachmut. Britain announced on Thursday it will provide Ukraine with cruise missiles of the type "Storm Shadow"