Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said Battlegroup Tsentr killed up to 400 Ukrainian personnel in the past day and reported additional losses for Kyiv across several fronts.
- The ministry reported that Battlegroup Vostok inflicted more than 270 Ukrainian casualties, with Zapad over 190 and Sever more than 185 over the same period.
- Kremlin officials said Battlegroup Yug caused up to 165 losses and destroyed five armored vehicles in the Donetsk People’s Republic, while Dnepr reported up to 65 losses and a tank destroyed.
- The ministry said Russian forces conducted a massive retaliatory strike on fuel and energy facilities used by Ukraine’s military and industry and claimed all designated targets were hit.
- A separate statement said Russian aviation, drones, missiles and artillery struck energy and transport infrastructure, military airfields and a long‑range UAV production and storage site across 157 areas, and earlier claimed Dnepr took Novoboikovskoye in Zaporizhzhia.