Overview
- The State Border Guard Service said Russian forces have failed to move past Hrabovske and Ukrainian positions are being held under continuous artillery and drone strikes.
- Ukraine’s Joint Forces reported Russian troops remain entrenched in the southern part of the village, estimating roughly 100 trained soldiers from a motorized rifle unit.
- Fighting inside the settlement continues, with officials describing constant clashes but no deeper Russian advance into Sumy Oblast.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least 52 civilians from Hrabovske were forcibly taken across the border and 13 Ukrainian servicemembers were captured.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the deportations as a war crime under investigation in Ukraine, as evacuations from nearby border communities continue and analysts warn of exploitable gaps along the northeastern frontier.