Overview
- Regional leaders said air defenses downed drones over Rostov and Voronezh with minor damage reported, and Belgorod authorities reported eight settlements hit by Ukrainian drones without casualties.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry described artillery and FPV‑drone attacks that it said destroyed several Ukrainian strongpoints in Zaporizhzhia and killed up to 30 troops at a temporary base in Donetsk region.
- Officials said FPV operators from the “West” grouping destroyed a ground robotic system, three pickups, and a minibus near Kupiansk during attempts to reach surrounded Ukrainian units.
- The military reported a US‑made M113 destroyed on the Kostyantynivka axis, an assault group with a BMP‑2 knocked out on the Kharkiv front, and a Ukrainian UAV crew eliminated after alleged strikes on civilian vehicles near Okhrimivka.
- Ukrainian outlet 24 Kanal reported explosions in Odesa during an air‑raid alert, while Russian commentators highlighted claimed Ukrainian manpower strains, including reports of women being sent to assault units on the Sumy axis.