Overview
- Chief of the General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov told President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces now control Seversk, with assault troops joining the videoconference from the city.
- Field commanders said post-capture checks are underway to locate and eliminate isolated Ukrainian servicemen hiding in buildings.
- Gerasimov reported additional advances, including Russian control of the southern part of Dimitrov, with fighting continuing in the city’s center, north and northeast.
- A frontline soldier’s report during the call briefly dropped, which Gerasimov attributed to enemy electronic-warfare interference.
- Independent verification remains limited and Ukrainian sources have not confirmed full loss of the city, while TASS separately relayed a Die Welt correspondent’s speculation about Kyiv’s election calculations.