Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry said its ‘Zapad’ grouping seized Kirovsk in the Donetsk region and inflicted heavy losses on several Ukrainian brigades.
• According to the ministry, Russian forces hit railway infrastructure used to move weapons and fuel and targeted storage and launch sites for long‑range Ukrainian drones.
• Ukrainian outlets reported air‑raid warnings and blasts in Kyiv and across multiple regions, with additional explosions noted in Kharkiv.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov criticized Ukraine’s foreign minister over comments about potential strikes on Russian territory, calling them bravado.
• Polish authorities detained a Ukrainian citizen suspected in the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage and signaled that extradition to Germany is expected, RMF24 reported.