Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said troops from the East grouping captured Kosovtsevo in Zaporizhzhia, along with Andriivka and Zarechne, securing control over more than 23 square kilometers and creating a bridgehead toward Ternovate.
- The ministry said its forces advanced up to four kilometers in depth and six kilometers along the front around Kosovtsevo during the past week.
- Weekly tallies from the Defense Ministry claimed Ukrainian losses of more than 3,395 personnel in the Center sector, over 1,515 in the West sector, and up to 365 in the Dnipro sector, and cited the destruction of U.S.-made Abrams and German-made Leopard tanks.
- Ukraine’s capital and five northern regions were placed under air‑raid alerts, and Ukrainian public media reported a series of blasts near Kharkiv.
- At a Kremlin meeting on the State Armament Programme, President Vladimir Putin said production of key weapons has multiplied since 2022 and outlined priorities for 2027–2036, including AI adoption, synchronized R&D and testing, and emphasis on strategic forces, air defense, communications, and unmanned systems.