Overview
- Regional officials in Russia’s Krasnodar area said a Ukrainian drone attack damaged an oil tanker and set port facilities ablaze in Tuapse, with the crew evacuated and no injuries reported.
- Images posted on Telegram appeared to show fires at the terminal and a tanker in Tuapse, but international outlets said they could not independently verify the damage and Kyiv offered no immediate comment.
- Ukraine reported nearly 60,000 people lost power in Zaporizhzhia after Russian strikes, as two people were killed in the Odesa region and the Dnipropetrovsk shop attack death toll rose to four, including two boys.
- Ukraine’s Air Force said it destroyed 67 of 79 Russian attack drones overnight, with strikes recorded in six locations across the country.
- Fierce urban combat continued in Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian commanders said forces are holding parts of the city; analysts reported Russian infiltration but no confirmed encirclement.