Overview
- A Russian assault group led by Sergeant Valeriy Safin seized a Ukrainian strongpoint with eight defenders killed, according to the defense ministry.
- Artillery units reported a precision strike in the Donetsk region that killed up to 30 Ukrainian troops, while the Vostok grouping said Giatsint‑B guns destroyed several strongpoints in Zaporizhzhia and a Dnepr Uragan salvo reportedly killed up to 20 near Mala Tokmachka.
- Marines of the 155th brigade said they are clearing tree lines on approaches to the Krasnoarmeysk–Dimitrov agglomeration and using ambush‑placed FPV drones to disrupt supply routes.
- The Center grouping released footage claiming an FPV strike on two Ukrainian soldiers riding a quad bike near Krasnoarmeysk, and the Zapad grouping said snipers neutralized an observation post on the Krasnolimansk axis.
- Regional officials in Russia announced drone or missile danger alerts in areas including Voronezh, Tula, Tuapse and Penza, as air defenses over Voronezh downed several targets without casualties; Ukraine reported air‑raid sirens in Kyiv and blasts in Odesa, with outcomes not independently verified.