Overview
- The governor of Moscow region confirmed drones hit the Shaturskaya GRES overnight with a transformer fire contained, no power outages reported, heating disruptions addressed by mobile boilers, and no casualties reported; OSINT group ASTRA attributed the strike to Ukrainian UAVs.
- Belgorod region authorities reported more than 95–100 drones targeting 15 districts in the past day, with dozens intercepted or suppressed and damage across homes and infrastructure, and at least one civilian injured in Murom.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces captured Zvanovka in Donetsk, a Russian fighter described the taking of Novoe Zaporizhzhya with drone-enabled targeting, and a military expert reported gains along the LNR front, while Russian security sources claimed Ukraine rushed reinforcements to hold Volchansk and suffered heavy losses near Andriivka in Sumy region.
- Regional alerts fluctuated as Yaroslavl declared a UAV danger warning and Voronezh later lifted its alert, and the FSB said it foiled an attempted railway sabotage in Altai Krai by two suspects who were killed after allegedly opening fire.
- The New York Times reported revisions to a U.S. working plan for Ukraine after Geneva talks, and Russian politicians argued the document reflects recent battlefield momentum in Moscow’s favor.