Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed combat UAVs struck Volgograd’s Lukoil refinery overnight, triggering severe fires and halting key fuel production.
• Krasnodar authorities said downed-drone debris ignited a blaze at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery as air defenses intercepted dozens of Ukrainian UAVs.
• Regional officials reported at least 16 civilians wounded in Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod and one fatality in Pristen during cross-border drone strikes.
• After Russian small-unit infiltrations pushed toward Dobropillia, Kyiv deployed Azov Corps and reinforcements, and the frontline now holds after intense engagements.
• Both Ukraine and Russia claim heavy drone launch and interception figures as the aerial exchange escalates ahead of the Putin-Trump summit.