 Russia started to reinforce troops in Zaporizia and Bakhmut. Russia has started moving its forces from the eastern bank of the Nipro River to reinforce troops in Zaporizia and Bakhmut as its forces experience huge losses according to the UNITA Kingdom's Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Defense reported that over the past 10 days, the military has changed tactics. As it believes an attack over the Nipro River would be less likely from Ukraine after the flooding caused by the Kharkov-Kadam destruction. The redeployment is believed to involve several thousand troops from the 49th Army including its 34th Separate Motorized Brigade as well as airborne forces and naval infantry units. Fighting is centered on Zaporizia Oblast and in Bakhmut as Ukraine's counter-offensive continues with Russia said to be experiencing casualties at their highest level since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March. In such a situation, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his troops for being very effective in repelling assaults near Avdivka, a hotbed of fighting in eastern Ukraine. Our troops are on the move, position by position, step by step, we are going forward, he said.