Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reported daily Ukrainian losses exceeding 500 in the Center grouping, over 200 in the West, up to 185 in the East, up to 155 in the South, up to 140 in the North, and more than 60 in the Dnepr sector.
- The ministry said units of the Dnepr grouping captured Stepnogorsk in Zaporizhzhia, describing continued advances on several axes.
- Russian forces said they hit energy facilities used by Ukraine’s defense industry, workshops for rocket‑engine components, long‑range drone assembly and launch sites, and locations with foreign fighters.
- Operational updates included claims of destroyed UAV control points and an ammunition depot near Krasnoarmeysk, two thwarted Ukrainian attempts to reach Kupyansk, and more than ten Ukrainian strongpoints taken near Lyman according to security sources.
- Inside Russia, regional officials reported heavy drone activity with Belgorod citing 60 UAV attacks across eight districts and one death, Voronezh lifted a drone‑danger alert, and OSINT posts pointed to a strike on the Syzran refinery that authorities have not confirmed.