Overview

• DNR leader Denis Pushilin said Russian units are advancing on several axes on the Krasnoarmeysk front, with movement reported in urban fighting inside the city and near Udachne.
• Military expert Andrey Marochko claimed a Ukrainian grouping in Ambarne, Kharkiv region, is virtually encircled, estimating about 1.5 kilometers remain to close the flanks.
• Russian security sources reported an air-launched missile strike in Volchansk that hit personnel of Ukraine’s 57th brigade, citing more than 20 casualties including officers and strikes on its depots.
• A Russian UAV operator said two teams destroyed about 12 Ukrainian FPV/UAV control points near Konstantinovka, while anti-tank crews reported eliminating two groups during a rotation near Kupyansk.
• Russian forces said they found a bound civilian dead on retaken positions in Kirovsk and alleged Ukrainian troops fired on comrades trying to surrender; separately, Oregon filed suit to block federalizing 200 National Guard troops and U.S. figures discussed but have not decided on potential Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine.