Overview
- The Russian Ministry of Defense said air defenses over the past week downed nine guided aerial bombs, 17 HIMARS rockets, two Neptune missiles and 1,173 fixed‑wing drones.
- An Osa‑AKM battery from the Dnepr grouping reportedly shot down a Ukrainian H10 Poseidon reconnaissance UAV over Kherson during combat duty.
- MoD briefings described Novorossiysk paratroopers using fiber‑optic‑controlled FPV drones on the Orikhiv axis to destroy a pickup‑mounted rocket launcher, a buggy carrying infantry and a robotic logistics platform near Stepnohorsk and Prymorske.
- In an MoD‑released interview, a UAV operator with the callsign Sakhar said his unit struck a drone launch site, destroying more than 20 strike drones, vehicles and four directional antennas and killing six personnel, while citing upgrades that extended flight range to a reported 35 kilometers.
- A Vostok‑group soldier in an MoD video recounted tactics used in the reported capture of Danilovka in Dnipropetrovsk region, including crossing a river in full gear.