Ukraine claims victory as Russian brigade flees Bakhmut.

A Ukrainian unit claims to have routed a Russian brigade near Bakhmut, which supports comments made by the head of the Wagner private army. The Russian brigade had abandoned its positions in Bakhmut, Moscow’s primary target in its winter offensive. The Russian campaign in eastern Ukraine is proceeding slowly because Russia “is not waging war,” according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The war will increasingly be a battle between large numbers of poorly trained Russian troops with outdated equipment and a smaller Ukrainian force with better Western weapons and training.