Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said the ‘Sever’ grouping improved tactical positions in the Sumy and Kharkiv sectors and reported up to 265 Ukrainian personnel losses in the past day.
- Russian security sources said Ukrainian units from the 119th Territorial Defense Brigade, the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade, and border service special forces withdrew to deeper positions in Sumy after heavy losses.
- Belgorod’s operational headquarters reported more than 150 UAV attacks in 24 hours with injuries and property damage, while blasts were also reported during an air‑raid alert in Chernihiv and after an aerial attack in Novoshakhtinsk.
- Independent assessments and several pro‑war Russian channels indicated Ukrainian forces control most of Kupyansk, contradicting earlier official claims of full Russian control and blaming misreporting for ill‑timed reserve shifts.
- Russian authorities announced in‑absentia convictions tied to the conflict, including 28 and 26 years for two Ukrainian officers over alleged terror acts in Kursk region and a 13‑year sentence for a Sumy officer over abuse of Russian POWs.