Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka in biggest Russian victory since last spring. The Kremlin troops advance on the front and achieve their main trophy since the capture of Bakhmut in May 2023.
The Ukrainian army makes the decision “to avoid being besieged and preserve the lives” of its soldiers. Ukraine's General Staff is immediately to launch a massive new mobilization of ammunition, as much as possible. The arsenals of Ukraine's NATO partners are at minimum levels and priority is to ration ammunition.