Overview
- Russia’s defense ministry said the Vostok grouping took Novoaleksandrovka in Dnipropetrovsk region, asserting control over more than 12 square kilometers and the clearance of about 100 structures.
- The ministry reported a Russian Aerospace Forces strike that disabled a bridge over the Volchya River used to supply Pokrovske, describing the attack as a move to disrupt Ukrainian logistics.
- An unnamed security source told TASS that the advance pushes Russian forces within roughly 10 kilometers of Pokrovske and claimed Ukrainian personnel and equipment losses, statements that could not be independently verified.
- Regional officials and independent media reported overnight Ukrainian drone attacks that damaged energy infrastructure in Orel and Vladimir and triggered blasts near a Yaroslavl refinery, while Russia later said air defenses downed four drones over Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated the developers of the nuclear‑powered Burevestnik cruise missile will likely receive state awards as UN leaders declared recent US strikes on boats in the Caribbean unlawful and US media reported potential US strikes inside Venezuela.