Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry said its East battlegroup captured Novonikolayevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
• In a weekly update for September 6–12, the ministry said the Vostok group took Khorosheye, Sosnovka, and Novopetrovskoye, with Khorosheye reported on Sunday and Sosnovka on Thursday.
• The ministry reported Ukrainian losses at more than 1,370 personnel in the past day and up to 3,370 over the past week, with additional claims of destroyed tanks, armored vehicles, vehicles, and artillery pieces.
• Officials said Russian forces conducted six mass strikes and six group strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure during the past week.
• The ministry reported air defenses downed three HIMARS rockets and 340 drones in 24 hours, and it claimed engagements against Foreign Legion units in the Donetsk region.