Overview

• Belgorod’s governor reported 141 Ukrainian UAVs targeting 13 municipalities in the past day, leaving two people dead, two injured, and damaging homes, vehicles and facilities.
• Authorities in Nizhny Novgorod said air defenses downed 36 drones over Dzerzhinsk across the night and early morning, with debris causing localized damage but no serious industrial losses.
• Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said Russian strikes hit energy and railway infrastructure in Poltava and Sumy, causing power outages, damage to depots and traction substations, and temporary train delays.
• Air‑raid alerts were declared across 11 Ukrainian regions, according to the Ministry of Digital Transformation’s online map, as emergency services reported additional strikes in Kharkiv and Sumy.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its ‘Dnepr’ grouping killed up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen and destroyed equipment in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson areas, while pro‑Russian sources alleged heavy foreign‑mercenary losses in Kharkiv without independent confirmation.