Russia said it thwarted an attempted landing by Ukrainian special forces on the Tendra Spit sandbar in the Black Sea, killing "up to 25" troops. The Russian Defense Ministry claims its forces in the southern military district captured and secured a new position in the town of Robotyne. Russian troops claim to have repulsed nine Ukrainian army attacks near the settlement of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, over the past day. Kyiv is concerned that Russian forces could break through Ukrainian defences by summer unless allies ramp up ammunition supplies, Bloomberg reported. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fears a misguided Taurus missile could hit a target in Moscow and has refused to supply Ukraine with the missile. French President Emmanuel Macron said all his comments on the war between Ukraine and Russia were carefully thought out. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned that NATO will be drawn into war if Ukraine is defeated by invading Russian force.