Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its Vostok grouping captured Priluki in Zaporizhzhia, claiming a 2.5 km advance that widened a bridgehead west of the Haichur River and set conditions for further movement.
- The ministry reported strikes on Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure as well as facilities linked to long-range UAVs, describing hits across 167 locations.
- Air-defense updates stated 214 Ukrainian drones were shot down in 24 hours along with six HIMARS rockets and two Neptun missiles, with additional drone interceptions later reported over Astrakhan, Volgograd, Rostov, Belgorod, Kursk and Oryol regions.
- Belgorod’s governor reported more than 160 Ukrainian drones targeting 19 municipalities in a day, saying most were shot down or suppressed and that no casualties were initially recorded.
- Russian military briefings claimed heavy Ukrainian losses across several sectors, including more than 440 personnel in the Center sector, over 210 in the West sector, up to 170 in the North sector and up to 225 in the South sector, while blasts were reported during air alerts in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy.