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Ukraine Reports 149 Clashes as Drones Ignite Crimea Oil Depot and Russia Cites Belgorod Barrage

Regional officials reported new civilian deaths in Ukraine, with a war-crimes probe launched after shelling in Kupiansk.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff logged 149 combat clashes in the past day, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk front where 46 Russian assaults were repelled.
  • Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk’s Synelnykove and Nikopol districts killed two people and injured three, with officials citing FPV drones, multiple-launch rocket systems and heavy artillery.
  • An oil depot in occupied Feodosiia was hit in an overnight drone attack that sparked a large fire, according to Crimea’s Kremlin-appointed leader, who also claimed air defenses downed more than 20 drones.
  • Prosecutors in Kharkiv region opened a pre-trial investigation into alleged war crimes after shelling in Kupiansk killed a 49-year-old woman and wounded a 63-year-old man, with additional damage reported at a school in nearby Shevchenkove.
  • Russia’s Belgorod regional crisis center said Ukrainian forces launched almost 90 drones and over 20 projectiles at populated areas in the past day, reporting multiple injuries, including two children in Shebekino, and damage to homes and buildings.