Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff reported 200 combat engagements in 24 hours, including 59 airstrikes, 109 glide bombs, 4,396 shelling incidents, and 4,774 kamikaze drones, with 67 Russian assaults focused on the Pokrovsk axis.
• Ukrainian intelligence sources said GUR maritime drones struck oil‑handling facilities at Novorossiysk and Tuapse, disrupting Transneft and CPC terminals that can ship up to 2 million barrels per day.
• The IAEA confirmed a drone was shot down and exploded about 800 meters from the South Ukraine nuclear power plant, damaging nearby structures and a regional power line, and warned of mounting nuclear‑safety risks.
• Bloomberg reported European diplomats warned Moscow they are prepared to shoot down aircraft that violate NATO airspace, following recent incursions over Estonia and drone crossings into Poland.
• The Institute for the Study of War assessed that Russia’s Defense Ministry is inflating claimed territorial gains, estimating about 3,434 square kilometers seized this year versus the 4,714 square kilometers Russia claims.