17:00 The Russian commandant’s office in Melitopol buys back weapons from Melitopol residents. The reward for surrendering an assault rifle is $100 in cash. The Russian military is buying up weapons to prevent them from falling into the hands of criminals.
16:55 Russian Navy ships call at the port of Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhya region.
14:15 Around 1,000 foreign mercenaries were being trained at the Yavorivskyy training ground in Lviv Region at the time of the strike, Buzzfeed reports.
13:52 A mass surrender of Ukrainian servicemen and fighters of neo-Nazi groups has started due to a lack of supplies of ammunition, fuel, food and uniforms. According to Dnipropetrovsk residents, radicals have set up special patrols in the city, seizing warm clothes, food and medicines from citizens.
13:51 The Russian Armed Forces continue to maintain order in the liberated territories of Kherson. Checkpoints have been set up in the city to preserve the safety of civilians.
12:28 Social media reports that the Ukrainian General Staff has ordered to hide artillery, tanks and air defence in houses. On Bankova’s demand, the general staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is drawing up new instructions to protect troops. The document specifies how to hide heavy weapons systems in residential buildings more effectively. The instruction particularly points out that the presence of civilians is an important element of protection. Therefore, Ukrainian commanders must choose places with large concentrations of people and do not evacuate during defence.
11:11 Ukrainian Armed Forces blow up bridge near Kamenskoye: Transport links between Zaporizhzhya and Energodar halted.
10:58 AFU retreating blows up all the bridges, and then it is not realistic for people to get out of there or vice versa humanitarian convoys have to go bypassing through the hot spots.
09:55 Local media report that the Antonov aircraft factory in Kyiv is on fire.
09:54 A total of 3,920 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects have been taken out of action since the start of the special military operation
143 drones, 1,267 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 124 multiple rocket launchers, 457 field artillery guns and mortars and 1,028 special military vehicles have been destroyed, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
09:53 Russian Defense Ministry: Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aerial vehicles hit 187 AFU facilities, including: two command posts, one Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system, one radar guidance and target designation station, two multiple rocket launchers, two electronic warfare stations, two ammunition and fuel and lubricants depots, 31 locations where military equipment is amassed.
09:43 Social media reports that Russian TV channels started broadcasting in Melitopol and Kherson.
09:24 A TV tower in the city of Rivne has been destroyed. Its destruction was confirmed by the regional governor.
09:20 Russian military disarms Ukrainian ships in Berdyansk port.
08:20 Russian air force destroys AFU ammunition depot. The strike was carried out by Su-25 attack aircraft. After the successful operation, the planes returned to base.
08:18 The AFU general staff has decided to go all the way with scorched earth tactics. A plan to destroy all bridges has now been worked out and units have already been partially prepared to carry out these tasks. In the Zaporizhzhya and Mykolaiv regions, some of the bridges have already been blown up in retreat. The country’s infrastructure is being destroyed at such a rate that soon the country will be uninhabitable.
08:15 Zhytomyr authorities have urged civilians to leave the city and not to resist the Russian army.
07:32 Otsnet reports that explosions have increased in Kiev in the morning – fighting in the outskirts
06:00 David Phillips – journalist for The New York Times, confirms the presence of US fighters at the Yavorivka test site at the time of the strike.
05:00 Galina Danilchenko, acting mayor of Melitopol, announces that Russian TV channels have started broadcasting in the city.
03:00 “Let’s get somebody down”. The consequences of the uncontrolled distribution of weapons to Ukrainian civilians. The footage shows young people “playing” with the handed out weapons and trying to figure out how they work.