Chaotic withdrawal leads to high losses: Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers disappear on the Avdiivka front. Up to 1,000 soldiers left behind.
Hundreds of wounded soldiers in the contested Donbass region. This defeat could have a severe impact on already strained Ukrainian morale. Russian drone tracks Baerbock column: Minister has to cancel visit to Ukraine. Russia escalates tensions on the border with Finland and sends thousands of refugees. Russia openly threatens to shoot down NATO jets – read “return of particularly aggressive attitude”.