Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces struck energy facilities supporting Ukraine’s defense industry, long‑range drone assembly points, and other military targets across 148 areas.
- The ministry reports completing the capture of Gulyaypole by the 'Vostok' grouping and Stepnogorsk by the 'Dnepr' grouping, alongside continued pressure on multiple fronts.
- Air defenses reportedly shot down 25 fixed‑wing Ukrainian drones overnight across six regions, with local alerts in Voronezh and Mordovia later canceled and Rostov authorities noting interceptions without casualties.
- Russian briefings describe Ukrainian units abandoning positions near Lyman and Gulyaypole, and UAV operators claim they destroyed Ukrainian ground robotic logistics platforms west of Gulyaypole; these accounts have not been independently verified.
- Independent OSINT channels and media reported a possible drone strike on the Syzran oil refinery, but Russian and Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed any new damage there.