Russian forces took control of the city of Bakhmut. The announcement was made by the founder of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Head of Kiev's military administration, Serhiy Popko, informed that Ukrainian forces destroyed last night all drones launched by Russia against Kiev. Five civilians were killed between Friday and Saturday, following Russian bombing in the regions of Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk, the respective military administrations said. The mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko spoke of a "fire caused by falling debris in the Dnipro district of the capital"