Russia deployed elite GRU special forces units in assaults on Avdiivka as part of what Ukraine's National Resistance Center called 'meat assaults', resulting in significant losses to these elite units.

Russia's extensive infantry losses during the assault of Avdiivka had pushed it to deploy elite special forces units of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces in what Ukraine's National Resistance Center called "meat assaults".

The best Russian units actually partially lost their combat capabilities after being deployed in these operations.

A Russian attack on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, had killed a woman.

Ukrainian forces withdrew from Avdiivka.

Russian rocket fire killed at least two people in the eastern city of Kramatorsk Saturday night, the regional governor said.

Border guards of the "Pomsta" offensive brigade killed five occupants and wounded five others in the Bakhmut direction using grenades from copters.