Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported hundreds of clashes along the front with the heaviest pressure on the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk and Kostyantynivka directions and frequent Russian air and guided‑bomb strikes.
- The command said Russia has used thousands of kamikaze drones to attack battle positions and towns, and Ukrainian air defenses and deep strikes have claimed local battlefield effects against Russian forces.
- Regional authorities said strikes have killed and wounded civilians and damaged homes, rail and industrial sites in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, with emergency services reporting recent deaths under rubble near Kharkiv.
- Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed his resignation as defense minister and published a review of procurement gains for drones, logistics and weapons programs, a development that has prompted public protests and questions about ministry–General Staff relations.
- Rosatom’s claim that a chief engineer at the Russian‑held Zaporizhzhia NPP was killed by a Ukrainian drone has been rejected by Ukraine’s foreign ministry and is under international scrutiny, increasing concern over safety and information warfare at the occupied plant.