Overview
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported 116 attack UAVs launched from multiple Russian sites and occupied Crimea, with 60 downed or jammed and 48 striking 19 locations, including a critical facility in Chernihiv.
- Officials reported civilian deaths, widespread damage to energy and residential infrastructure, and grid restrictions, while later strikes hit Kharkiv, Cherkasy and Sumy, leaving at least one person injured.
- The General Staff logged 126 combat clashes in the past day, calling the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors the most active, with Ukrainian forces holding the northern part of Pokrovsk and organizing new supply routes to Myrnohrad.
- Ukraine confirmed a withdrawal from Siversk after Russian advances, and about 100 Russian troops were reported consolidating positions in the southern part of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast as fighting continued.
- Ukrainian units released videos and reports of destroying Russian vehicles and assault groups near Kostiantynivka and Vilcha and said some Russian troops are moving on horseback and using older equipment, citing shortages.