Overview
- Russia says Vostok units advanced several kilometers after securing Krasnogorskoe in Zaporizhzhia, using FPV strikes and assault tactics to clear fortified positions.
- The Defense Ministry reports repelling seven breakout attempts around Krasnoarmeysk and Dymytrov and says a helicopter-borne Ukrainian team of 11 was eliminated, with daily losses in the “Center” sector put at more than 405 personnel.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reports 223 Russian drones launched overnight, 206 downed or suppressed, with strikes killing one and injuring at least 15 in Mykolaiv and causing fires and damage in several regions.
- Moscow’s mayor says air defenses shot down two drones headed for the capital, with emergency services working at debris sites.
- Cross-border attacks continued, with Ukrainian drones damaging a CHP in Oryol and a substation near Vladimir and Ukrainian outlets reporting power outages in parts of Sumy after strikes on critical facilities.