Russian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. Russia's former president claimed at a meeting on Wednesday that Russian citizens are being discriminated against abroad.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman claimed on the 2th that the Ukrainian army had launched a counterattack over Soledar, which is located near Bakhmut. The Russian president and the Ukrainian prime minister held a telephone talk on the 12th, saying that the Storm Shadow missile had "greatly improved the capabilities of the Ukrainian side"