Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry issued daily summaries claiming improved positions in the Center, West and South groupings and reporting Ukrainian losses of up to 315, 180 and more than 120 personnel respectively, along with destroyed equipment including a Leopard tank and an HMMWV, figures not independently verified in these reports.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched 219 attack drones and about 25 missiles overnight, leaving at least two people dead, injuring more than ten and damaging energy facilities in multiple regions including Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro.
- Roskomnadzor pursued penalties and technical slowdowns against Telegram for alleged legal noncompliance, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said laws must be enforced and that front‑line communications do not rely on the messenger; Telegram founder Pavel Durov criticized the restrictions as an effort to steer users to a state‑controlled app.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee said it completed the case against RDK figure Vasiliy Kiryushchenko, who was placed on an international wanted list, as courts and prosecutors in Russian‑controlled Zaporizhzhia announced a 12‑year espionage sentence and an indictment over alleged coal procurement fraud.
- Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin announced added support measures for Belgorod following infrastructure damage, regional authorities reported a drone strike on a café in Vasylivka without casualties, and the Interior Ministry said three suspects in the FESCO embezzlement probe fled abroad; separately, Germany’s defense minister suggested providing funds to Ukraine if weapons stocks are depleted.