Overview
- The Defense Ministry said forces captured Novonikolaevka and Privolnoye in Zaporizhzhia and Yegorivka in Dnipropetrovsk, describing continued advances along the front.
- Russian troops reported repelling a Ukrainian armored counterattack from Grishino near Krasnoarmiysk and claimed thousands of Ukrainian soldiers remain encircled in the area.
- A mass strike was reported on a long-range drone launch site in the Ukrainian‑held village of Belenkoye in Zaporizhzhia, with a Russian official attributing losses to Ukrainian UAV operators and equipment.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he discussed supplying long‑range weapons to Ukraine with President Donald Trump, while the Kremlin denounced EU talk of using Russian assets as reckless.
- Security officials published messages they say show an SBU‑directed plot to bomb a senior police officer’s car in Crimea and reported 84 civilians injured in Russia by Ukrainian drone attacks over the past week.