The Russian defence ministry said Ukraine’s elite 25th Airborne Brigade had surrendered to the Russian Army. Viral footage showed several soldiers laying down their arms near the settlement of Vodyanoye in Donetsk. According to the Russian ministry, the servicemen reported atrocious treatment within the Ukrainian Army. In the video, the Ukrainian soldiers also complain about poor planning of combat operations on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Germany for another US-made Patriot air defence system and air defence missiles.