Overview
- Russian commanders said troops seized an oil depot and two railway stations in Kupyansk and cleared Dzherzhinsky Street, with ongoing fighting reported near the Kupyansk-Sorting yard.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reported advances in Zaporizhzhia, citing the capture of Novoe and Novouspenovskoye and the destruction of a Ukrainian command post that killed up to 12 personnel.
- Ukrainian General Staff said a drone strike hit the Saratov oil refinery, as the regional governor reported damage to civilian infrastructure and one injured, while Russia claimed eight UAVs were downed over the area.
- Ukraine also reported strikes on fuel facilities in Russian-occupied Crimea, and Russian authorities said Belgorod region faced shelling and drone attacks that caused casualties and property damage.
- Narratives over manpower and support intensified as a POW alleged forced mobilization of disabled Ukrainians, relatives reportedly protested over losses near Gulyaypole, a British diplomat predicted no European troop deployments, and the FSB alleged a 2024 plot to recruit a MiG-31 crew.