Overview
- Russian forces said they captured a fortified position near Chervone in Zaporizhzhia in under 30 minutes, with seven Ukrainian soldiers reported killed, according to a Ministry of Defence video account.
- Commanders described the Krasnoarmeysk operation as yielding prisoners and intercepted routes that sowed panic, with one scout recounting kicking back a grenade, and a separate account said a Russian drone guided civilians out of the combat zone.
- Kyiv declared an air-raid alarm overnight, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation’s online alert map.
- The Russian Defence Ministry reported nine drones destroyed over Samara oblast as the mayor of Syzran announced UAV attacks and sirens; independent outlets, citing videos, reported a fire at the local refinery.
- Regional authorities in the Luhansk People’s Republic said a Ukrainian drone strike left the city of Gorskoye without electricity, temporarily halting heating services as repair crews worked to restore power.