Overview
- Ukraine’s vice prime minister Alexey Kuleba reported nighttime strikes on energy and railway facilities in Poltava and Sumy that caused power outages and train delays, with rail service subsequently stabilized.
- The Ministry of Digital Transformation’s online map showed air-raid alerts across 11 oblasts on Tuesday morning, reflecting continued threats nationwide.
- Belgorod’s governor said Ukrainian forces used 141 drones across 13 municipalities in the past day, leaving two people dead, others injured, and extensive damage to homes, vehicles and facilities.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 36 UAVs over Nizhny Novgorod region around Dzerzhinsk overnight, while the governor reported debris damage to buildings and vehicles without significant harm to industrial infrastructure.
- Russia’s MoD claimed its ‘Dnepr’ grouping killed up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson areas, as the Kremlin warned potential Tomahawk transfers to Kyiv would mark a serious escalation and authorities re-listed Alexey Arestovich as wanted.