Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported a strike on the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, citing drone impacts, a fire and ongoing damage assessment.
- The military also cited hits on a storage and servicing site for uncrewed boats near Chornomorsky in Crimea, a repair unit near Antratsyt, a pontoon crossing by Nikonorivka and a Shahed drone depot in Makiivka.
- Fighting across the front reached 103 engagements for the day, with the heaviest Russian pressure on the Pokrovske direction, according to a 16:00 operational update.
- Southern Defence Forces said Ukrainian units still control a significant part of Huliaipole despite intense street battles, while parts of the town remain under Russian control.
- Russia’s defense ministry reported shooting down 12 drones over Samara and local authorities did not confirm refinery damage, as Lithuania lodged a protest over mass strikes on Kyiv and Ukraine tallied 90 port attacks in 2025.