Overview
- Belgorod authorities reported more than 60 Ukrainian drones and over 15 munitions in the past day, with injuries and extensive damage including 39 private houses, eight apartment buildings and three social facilities in Grafovka.
- Donetsk region leader Denis Pushilin said a power substation sustained serious damage in a UAV attack, with electricity service being restored in stages.
- Voronezh issued an immediate UAV threat followed by a district alarm, while Ulyanovsk’s governor said air defenses repelled a drone strike on a substation in Veshkaymsky district without casualties.
- Russia’s aviation regulator imposed temporary flight restrictions at Saratov’s Gagarin airport for safety, and four central regions experienced major fixed‑line internet disruptions that Rostelecom called an accident as independent analysts noted filtering patterns consistent with TSPU.
- Russian military and allied officials claimed battlefield gains including a foiled sabotage group in Zaporizhzhia, a strike on a reservist assembly site in Sumy region, advances near Kupyansk, and prisoner videos alleging Ukrainian command failures around Krasnoarmeysk.