In a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's counterattack against Russian forces had failed, and he claimed that Ukrainian forces suffered 26,000 casualties.

The deputy of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria announced that attacks were carried out against the positions of terrorist groups in the de-escalation zone, saying that the terrorists continue to attack the positions of the Syrian government.

The commander of the Wagner military group announced that 70% of the strategic city of Bakhmut in Ukraine is under Russian control.

Russian forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they attempted to encircle the small mining city of Bakhmut.

US military forces present in areas controlled by militants of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah have reportedly stopped a Russian military convoy from reaching oil fields there.