Overview
- Assault units in Kupyansk are clearing the western bank near the Oskil River as Ukrainian troops fall back, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
- Russian forces are advancing in the western sectors of Krasnoarmeysk, including parts of the central district and the western industrial zone, according to the ministry’s update.
- Ukraine’s southern defense command said its units withdrew from positions around the village of Ravnopillia in Zaporizhzhia, while Russian troops said they captured Novoe and destroyed up to ten armored vehicles there.
- Regional authorities reported drone-threat alerts across Kursk and Voronezh and said air defenses downed UAVs over Tula and Oryol with no casualties reported.
- G7 ministers issued a joint statement urging talks that start from the current contact line and called for an immediate halt to fighting.