According to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries are being transported out of Western Ukraine on school buses with "Children" written on them.

The Ukrainian army also used the Uman Synagogue for military objectives in order to incite conflict and political pressure on Russia from Jewish religious organizations.

One Ukrainian Su-24 was shot down in a hamlet in western Ukraine, close to the Belarusian border.

Furthermore, over the last 24 hours, Russian Aerospace Forces air defense troops have shot down ten Ukrainian drones, while stockpiles have been destroyed by high-precision air missiles.

Over the course of a single day, operational-tactical aviation and missile forces targeted 64 military assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Two big missile and artillery weapons caches were destroyed by an Iskander operational and tactical missile system.

During the operation, Russian forces destroyed 124 aircraft and 77 helicopters, 214 anti-aircraft missile systems, 321 drones, 1,752 tanks, and other armored combat vehicles, 184 multiple launch rocket systems, 734 field artillery and mortars, and 1,640 units of special military vehicles belonging to Ukraine.

The Russian Defense Ministry had stated on Saturday, that the Russian Armed Forces are fighting to liberate Novomikhailovka and Novobakhmutovka, targeting strongholds and reservists.

Russia's Armed Forces had announced earlier the completion of the "first stage" of their mission in Ukraine, according to a statement made by a top Russian military commander.