Overview

• Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Ukrainian forces suffered about 1,465 casualties in the past day across the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnipro sectors, detailing personnel and equipment losses by area.
• The MoD released video of Russian troops taking Kuzminovka in the Donetsk region, with commanders describing coordinated FPV‑drone, artillery and infantry tactics used to clear positions.
• Belgorod region authorities reported 197 Ukrainian drones targeting 14 municipalities in a day, with 137 intercepted or suppressed, six people seeking medical help and widespread residential damage.
• Russian air defenses reported downing 251 Ukrainian UAVs overnight nationwide, including four over Ryazan, one directed toward Moscow that was shot down, and regional alerts that were later canceled in Novorossiysk and Stavropol; one civilian was injured in Nizhny Novgorod by debris.
• Air‑raid alerts were activated across parts of Ukraine with an explosion reported in Sumy, and Germany separately faced drone‑related disruptions in recent days, including Munich airport stoppages and a five‑figure fine sought for an amateur drone operator near Frankfurt airport.