Overview
- Russian officials say forces hit energy infrastructure used by Ukraine’s military industry, UAV assembly sites and rocket engine component workshops, as well as locations of foreign fighters in 148 areas.
- The Defense Ministry reports Ukrainian losses across sectors: more than 500 in the “Center” grouping’s zone, over 200 in “West,” up to 155 in “South,” up to 185 in “East,” and more than 60 in “Dnepr,” alongside destroyed armor and vehicles.
- Russian units report seizing 14 Ukrainian strongpoints near Lyman with several found abandoned, repelling two pushes toward Kupyansk, and striking UAV control nodes and an ammunition depot near the Krasnoarmeysk axis.
- Drone warfare featured prominently as FPV operators disrupted four rotation attempts near Kostyantynivka, and artillery units reported repeated hits on UAV control centers around Kupyansk.
- Regional authorities reported cross‑border UAV activity: Belgorod’s governor said 60 drones hit eight districts with one civilian killed, while short‑lived drone alerts in Penza and Voronezh were later lifted; OSINT accounts of a strike on the Syzran refinery remain unconfirmed.