Overview
- Russia’s Defence Ministry reported daily Ukrainian losses of up to 265 in the Sever sector, 235 in Vostok with a tank and five armored vehicles destroyed, and 220 in Zapad, and said it improved positions and stopped an 82nd Air Assault Brigade push near Grishino.
- Belgorod authorities said Ukraine launched 151 drones against 19 districts in the past day, with 114 intercepted or suppressed, several civilians injured including a 14-year-old, and damage to homes, vehicles and infrastructure.
- Officials reported several drones shot down near Voronezh with no casualties, explosions in Novoshakhtinsk after an aerial attack with no casualties, a brief air-raid alert lifted in Sevastopol, and a blast reported in Chernihiv during an alert.
- Accounts of control in Kupiansk diverged, with Russian military bloggers saying Russian forces lost their last foothold and ISW assessing that Ukrainian troops hold most of the city.
- In a Kursk embezzlement trial, a witness testified that border fortifications were built with substandard materials and off-spec designs that left some structures flooded, while Russian security sources told RIA that Ukrainian units are pulling back in Sumy after heavy losses.