Overview
- Ukraine's General Staff reported successful hits on the Taganrog Aircraft Repair Plant and the Atlant Aero drone facility in Rostov Oblast.
- Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi shared satellite imagery from Dnipro OSINT to support the claim that the A-60 was struck, alongside an Il-76 transport.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 259 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 16 over Rostov Oblast, and did not confirm aircraft losses.
- Rostov Oblast Governor Yury Slyusar reported three deaths in Taganrog with damage to businesses and homes, without acknowledging military targets.
- Ukrainian attacks also targeted oil infrastructure in Novorossiysk and the Tuapse refinery, using jet-powered drones and Neptune cruise missiles.