Overview
- Russian officials said troops captured several settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia and claimed heavy Ukrainian losses, while a weekly tally counted 13 locations taken under Russian control.
- In Sochi, a fire that spread through an auto service and adjacent warehouses was fully extinguished after the evacuation of 328 people from a nearby mall, with three people hospitalized, including a 17-year-old girl reported in stable condition.
- Sochi’s airport reported 12 flight delays and eight diversions as airlines work to stabilize schedules after severe weather and earlier airspace restrictions around Moscow.
- Forecasters warned of avalanche danger and severe snowfall in the mountains, and authorities reported heavy snow in Krasnaya Polyana as road crews and traffic police operated in reinforced mode.
- Regional security updates noted a drone-attack alert in Kursk that was canceled after 44 minutes, while in the Krasnodar region officials reported damage to homes and a gas line from a UAV strike with no casualties.