Overview
- Recon units from the Russian ‘Center’ grouping reported destroying a Ukrainian team attempting to break out near Krasnoarmeysk, as the Defense Ministry called Ukrainian positions around Krasnoarmeysk/Dymytrov and Kupyansk critical.
- Russian officials released and referenced videos showing two civilians near Kupyansk killed by drones, with envoy Rodion Miroshnik alleging orders to target evacuees and Kharkiv’s regional ombudsman labeling the incident a terrorist act.
- Ukrainian outlets reported explosions and air-raid alerts in the Odesa region and in Kharkiv’s Chuhuiv district, aligning with Russian statements about ongoing strikes on military-industrial and logistics infrastructure.
- Emergency services said shelling killed a civilian in Hola Prystan in the Kherson region, while Kursk governor Alexander Khinshtein reported damage to homes, a gas line, and power lines from fire on Rylsk with no casualties.
- President Vladimir Putin said the Security Council analyzed U.S. talk of resuming nuclear tests, the Kremlin confirmed secret state awards to Burevestnik and Poseidon developers, and in a separate case a suspect pleaded guilty to the Balashikha bombing that killed General Yaroslav Moskalyk.