Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry reported destroying a Ukrainian drone control post and a temporary deployment site near the Kleban-Byk reservoir on the Konstantinovka axis.
• FPV units on the Kramatorsk–Druzhkovka direction were cited for striking an ammunition depot and downing an R-18 drone, with a separate unit later claiming a hit on another UAV command post and a van.
• The ministry published a 24-hour tally of up to 1,430 Ukrainian personnel killed or wounded and said more than five square kilometers were gained near Kleban-Byk, alongside claims of repelled counterattacks near Andriivka and losses for Ukrainian units at Melove–Khatnie.
• Regional authorities in Russia reported a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery from falling UAV debris, a drone strike on a social facility in Shebekino without casualties, and air defenses destroying drones during a mass overnight attack in Rostov and in multiple districts of Voronezh.
• Ukrainian outlets and officials reported explosions during air-raid alerts in Zhytomyr, Poltava and Chernihiv, while Vinnytsia authorities said critical infrastructure was damaged with fires but no injuries.