Overview
- The Defense Ministry said the Vostok grouping took control of Kosovtsevo in Zaporizhzhia, describing a two‑day operation built on surprise and countering Ukrainian FPV attacks.
- Russian operators of strike UAVs were credited with destroying M109 and 2S1 self‑propelled guns and mortar crews near Huliaipole, which the ministry said reduced Ukrainian fire on Vostok positions.
- Moscow released footage it said shows FPV drones disrupting Ukrainian resupply in the Kupyansk district, destroying a Kozak armored vehicle, three pickups, and a ground robot used to move munitions.
- Russian security sources reported failed Ukrainian counterattacks near Vilcha in Kharkiv region and said two assault groups were destroyed south of Varachino in Sumy region.
- Regional officials reported a Dagestan humanitarian convoy was hit by Ukrainian UAVs near the Belgorod border with fatalities, a woman was injured by a drone strike in Krasnoarmeysk, and Kyiv media reported explosions during a nationwide air‑raid alert.