Overview
- Russian commanders say forces took an oil depot and two railway stations in Kupyansk, with parts of the city reported cleared street by street.
- The Defense Ministry reports capturing Novouspenskoye in Zaporizhzhia after counterattacks were repelled and a flag was raised in the settlement center.
- Russia says seven Ukrainian assaults from the Grishino area in Donetsk were repelled as Kyiv sought to break an encirclement.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reports a drone strike on the Saratov oil refinery with explosions and fire; the regional governor confirms damage to civilian infrastructure, Russia claims interceptions, and OSINT indicates a refinery hit.
- A CBC-cited Ukrainian commander describes roughly three-quarters attrition in his unit, and relatives in Ivano-Frankivsk demand withdrawals from the Huliaipole direction over heavy losses.