Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its ‘Sever’ grouping improved positions in the Sumy and Kharkiv sectors and claimed up to 265 Ukrainian personnel lost in the past day.
- The ministry reported further gains by the ‘Vostok’ and ‘Center’ groupings, saying a Ukrainian breakthrough near Grishino in DNR was repelled and detailing additional Ukrainian losses and destroyed equipment.
- Belgorod’s governor reported 151 Ukrainian drones targeted 19 districts in a day, with 114 intercepted or suppressed and several civilian injuries and property damage recorded.
- Pro‑Russian Telegram channels said Russian forces lost their last foothold in Kupyansk, while the Institute for the Study of War assessed that Ukrainian troops control much of the city, leaving control contested.
- Russia’s military said it carried out multi‑day combined strikes on airfields, ports, drone production facilities, power infrastructure and Ukrainian positions, as a separate court case in Kursk heard testimony alleging shoddy fortification work and fraud.