According to the governor-in-exile of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers have attacked the headquarters of Russia's Wagner mercenary group.
Serhiy Haidai stated that the hotel where the group convened in Kadiivka, Luhansk, had suffered significant losses.
Wagner's presence at the hotel could not be independently confirmed by the BBC.
Over the weekend, fighting erupted in southern Ukraine, with Russia bombing Odesa and Ukraine bombarding a target in the seized city of Melitopol.
According to Western experts, Wagner are state-sponsored mercenaries who work for the Kremlin.
The private military organization founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former restaurateur and close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been accused of war crimes and human rights violations on numerous occasions.
Wagner units have previously served in the Crimea, Syria, Libya, Mali, and the Central African Republic.
Mr Haidai stated that Russia had suffered "major losses" in the Kadiivka strike and that he anticipated "at least 50%" of the surviving personnel to die due to a lack of medical assistance.
The attack on the "Wagner HQ" in the east coincided with increased combat in southern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army stated on Saturday that it had shot down 10 drones, with another five attacking energy infrastructure in the port city of Odesa, knocking out 1.5 million people.
In his nightly video message, President Zelensky stated, "The situation in the Odesa region is quite challenging." "Unfortunately, the damage was severe, so restoring power would require more than just time. It takes a few days rather than hours."
According to Ukrainian officials, Russia's Iran-made drones targeted critical infrastructure.
On Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will convene an online meeting of G7 leaders to discuss more penalties against Russia and Iran.
The new penalties would target Iran for supplying drones to Russia, while the ninth round of Russia sanctions would blacklist nearly 200 more persons.

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