Overview

• Ukrainian authorities said Russia launched over 300 drones and 37 missiles, causing blackouts in eight regions and disrupting gas facilities, with Kharkiv and Poltava among the hardest hit.
• Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces confirmed a strike on an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov Oblast, and Volgograd’s governor reported a substation fire after overnight drone attacks as Russia claimed to have downed 51 UAVs.
• Units from Ukraine’s Azov formation reported foiling a mechanized assault near Dobropillia aimed at taking Shakhove, destroying nine Russian armored vehicles and damaging four more, with Reuters verifying the location of posted footage.
• The General Staff said counter-sabotage operations continue in Kupiansk, citing roughly 80 enemy personnel in the city and reporting multiple intruders neutralized during search-and-strike actions.
• Ukraine’s military said intercepted communications indicate North Korean personnel are operating drones alongside Russian forces from Kursk to spot targets and direct fire into Ukrainian territory.