Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its Vostok formation advanced up to 2.5 kilometers and “liberated” Priluki in Zaporizhzhia, expanding a bridgehead west of the Haichur River.
- The ministry reported strikes on energy and transport infrastructure, ammunition depots and long‑range drone facilities in 167 locations, with blasts and air‑raid alerts noted in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy.
- Air defenses were reported to have destroyed 214 Ukrainian drones in 24 hours along with six HIMARS rockets and two Neptune missiles, with additional waves intercepted over multiple regions through the day.
- Authorities in Russia’s Belgorod region said more than 160 Ukrainian UAVs targeted 19 municipalities in the past day, with dozens downed and no casualties reported as damage checks continued.
- Separate Russian briefings claimed heavy Ukrainian losses across sectors: over 440 personnel in the Center area, roughly 210 in the West and Vostok zones, up to 225 in the South, and up to 170 in the North.