Overview
- Russian units say they seized an oil depot and two railway stations in Kupyansk, cleared a central street, and are fighting around the Kupyansk-Sorting rail hub.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reports FPV-drone strikes destroyed a BMP and armored vehicles near Mala Tokmachka, while a “Vostok” commander says a Ukrainian command post in Zaporizhzhia was hit with up to 12 personnel killed.
- Russian authorities say Ukrainian servicemen are surrendering in Volchansk and report three prisoners taken in separate fighting on the Zaporizhzhia front.
- The FSB says it disrupted a Ukrainian military intelligence plan, allegedly with British involvement, to recruit Russian pilots with a $3 million offer to steal a MiG-31 armed with a Kinzhal missile.
- Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says a hacked group chat likely exposed a troop gathering before a deadly strike, while a CBC-cited Ukrainian commander describes severe unit losses and shortcomings against fiber‑optic drones.