Overview

• Ukrainian security sources told BBC Ukrainian that drones hit Bashneft’s refinery in Ufa, with a crude unit reported on fire and emergency crews seen at the site, while Russian authorities have not confirmed the strike and earlier said five drones were intercepted over Bashkortostan.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed seven Ukrainian drones between 15:00 and 21:00 Moscow time, with five over Belgorod region and two over Kursk.
• Governors in Smolensk and Voronezh announced drone-attack alerts and said air-defense systems were on standby as regional authorities signaled heightened readiness.
• Officials reported civilian harm and damage from drone attacks and strikes, including two injured in Belgorod region, casualties in several incidents in Kursk region, and four wounded in Horlivka in Donetsk.
• Russian military outlets reported destroying two Ukrainian assault groups near Konstantinivka in Sumy region and striking Ukrainian vehicles on the Kramatorsk–Druzhkivka axis, while air-raid alerts and explosions were reported in multiple Ukrainian regions including Kharkiv.