Overview
- Reuters, citing three sources, and Ukraine's General Staff reported the Lukoil Volgograd refinery halted after drone strikes damaged the CDU‑5 unit and a hydrocracking unit, with explosions and a fire recorded near the site.
- Volgograd’s governor said a drone crashed into a 24‑story residential building, killing one person, and a separate blaze erupted in an industrial zone near the refinery.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said FPV operators destroyed a Ukrainian T‑72 near Konstantinovka and struck a 2S22 Bogdana self‑propelled gun along with UAV control points in the Orikhiv area of Zaporizhia.
- Russian security structures reported hits in Kharkiv region on long‑range drone launch sites and a temporary location of foreign fighters in Chuhuiv.
- Russian military updates also cited destroyed vehicles and personnel in Kupyansk and pressure near Krasnoarmeysk, while POW videos released by Russian authorities alleged harsh orders toward civilians; many battlefield claims remain unverified by independent sources.