Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff said long-range drones hit a major refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region, while the regional governor reported a fire and one man killed by shrapnel in the city’s industrial zone.
- Lukoil’s Volgograd plant halted operations after the attack, with two primary processing units damaged, Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed air defenses downed 75 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 49 over Volgograd, as Ukrainian officials said Russia launched 135 drones at Ukraine and Russian media reported flight suspensions at multiple airports.
- Ukraine confirmed a strike on a Russian Shahed drone storage and assembly site in occupied Donetsk, and Special Operations Forces said separate long-range drones hit oil depots and fuel trains in Crimea.
- Russia said its troops advanced in Pokrovsk and captured 64 buildings in urban combat, as Ukraine reported 169 clashes across the front in 24 hours, including 58 in the Pokrovsk sector, and continued to pursue talks on Tomahawk missiles and new Swedish-backed long-range drones.