Overview
- The Defense Ministry reported drone shootdowns across multiple regions, including 44 in Belgorod, 22 in Ryazan, 11 each in Rostov and Voronezh, seven in Kursk, four in Tula and Volgograd, and single interceptions in Crimea, Oryol and Lipetsk.
- Ryazan officials said debris damaged two apartment buildings and an industrial site with two people treated for minor injuries, and prosecutors opened a hotline for residents after the overnight attack.
- Russian forces said they struck Ukrainian river crossings over the Oskol, citing a UAV unit that destroyed a pontoon in the Kupyansk area and a separate VKS strike with FAB‑500 glide bombs on a crossing near Osinovo.
- Field reports from Russian groupings described targeted strikes near Kharkiv, including the claimed destruction of ten strongpoints with TOC‑1A systems, an FPV‑drone hit on a 2S1 howitzer, and an FSB operation that knocked out two Kozak armored vehicles with dismounts.
- Donetsk region authorities said recent attacks on energy infrastructure sharply reduced water supplies in Donetsk and Makiivka, with federal support mobilized for emergency deliveries.