During the Russian offensive at the Spornoye settlement zone, in Donetsk's north, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost a strategic defense point to the units of Russia's Yug group. The attacking force was supported by armored units furnished with T-90, T-80, T-72B3 main battle tanks, and BMP-2 IFVs.
The Russian military managed to take control of the village of Spornoye and the defense post, wiping out dozens of Ukrainian soldiers, machine gun nests, and approaching Ukrainian reinforcements.