Russian forces constructed a 30km barrier made of over 2,100 freight railcars (the "tsar train") between Olenivka and Volnovakha in occupied Donetsk Oblast, likely as a defensive line against future Ukrainian offensives.

Russian forces constructed a 30km barrier made of over 2,100 freight railcars between Olenivka and Volnovakha in occupied Donetsk Oblast

Soldiers with the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine operating in Donetsk direction tore down the Russian flag, which the invaders put up to mark the territory as theirs.

The border guards discovered the enemy's tricolor amid repelling yet another enemy assault.

Risking their lives, our fighters retrieved the enemy rag from somewhere it doesn't belong and just threw it away.

They have a complete advantage in aviation. We can not in any way influence their air raids, the bombing of the city, and our positions.

Kremlin troops advanced hundreds of meters in the battleground city of Avdiivka over the weekend

Ukrainian military spokesmen said Kyiv forces manning front lines will hold and were inflicting heavy losses on Russian attacks

Soldiers of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade 'Kholodnyi Yar' attacked and eliminated a Russian attack aircraft near Bakhmut with a kamikaze drone.