Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said the Vostok grouping captured Priluki in Zaporizhzhia, citing a push of up to 2.5 kilometers and an expanded bridgehead west of the Hai-chur river.
- The ministry reported the Southern grouping took the settlement of Privolie in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
- Air-defense units were credited by the ministry with downing 214 Ukrainian drones over 24 hours, along with intercepting HIMARS rockets and two Neptune missiles.
- Across multiple sectors, the ministry claimed heavy Ukrainian losses, including more than 440 personnel in the “Center” area, up to 225 in “South,” over 210 in “West,” and up to 170 in “North.”
- Ukrainian and regional authorities reported explosions in parts of Zaporizhzhia and in Sumy during air-raid alerts, while Belgorod’s governor said more than 160 drones targeted 19 municipalities with most neutralized and no casualties reported.