Russia continues its military invasion of Ukraine, continues to attack to take full control of the fiercely fought area of Bakhmut in eastern Donetsk Oblast. A representative of the Russian private military company Wagener criticized the Defense Ministry's response to the lack of ammunition and announced that it would withdraw from BakhMut.
In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video of Defense Minister Shoigu inspecting the troops on the 5th, saying that he had inspected the situation of weapons and equipment sent to the battlefield.