Russian forces used a variety of missile types, firing 36 in a two-hour overnight burst, said Ukraine s military chief, Valery Zaluzhnyy. He said air defence batteries shot down 16 of them.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the infamous Wagner mercenary group, has attacked the Russian military for slowing efforts to retake Bakhmut, arguing the city could have already been captured.
A rivalry between Russia s Defense Ministry and the Wagner Group has been developing as the war in Ukraine continues, according to British intelligence.