Ukraine has recaptured six villages in the east, halting the Russian advance in the Pokrovsk area, the Ukrainian army says.

I Corps of the Azov National Guard announced the recapture of six villages in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces had advanced rapidly. President Zelenski decided to send reinforcements to the Donetsk region, underlining the considerable losses suffered by the Russian army in its attempt to gain strategic positions ahead of the meeting with Putin. This underlines the growing tensions on the eastern front in the context of the international meeting.