Overview

• An intercepted phone call between Russian soldiers reveals a soldier nicknamed Brelok killed his comrade Foma and consumed his flesh for two weeks on the Kharkiv frontline.
• Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate reports that both men served in the 68th Motorized Rifle Division operating near Zapadne and Lyman Pershyi.
• Recordings highlight extreme psychological breakdown among Russian troops fueled by the Kremlin’s enlistment of convicted criminals since summer 2022.
• Russian forces took the small settlement of Zaporizhzhya in Donetsk on Friday, marking continued pressure in eastern Ukraine.
• Iranian-made drones launched by Russia struck multiple Ukrainian cities this week, killing at least one civilian and wounding nearly two dozen others.