Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said it carried out mass strikes on Ukraine’s defense‑industrial facilities and the energy sites that power them using long‑range precision weapons including Kinzhal missiles and strike drones, with explosions and emergency outages reported in multiple regions.
- The ministry reported the capture of Andriivka in Dnipropetrovsk region and Prilipka in Kharkiv region and claimed heavy Ukrainian losses across several fronts, while also stating air defenses downed 56 drones and a guided bomb.
- Regional authorities said air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian drone near Novovoronezh, the city that hosts a nuclear power plant, and reported no casualties or damage.
- The Baltic Fleet said its marine brigade in Kaliningrad region has been reorganized into a division, reflecting ongoing force reshaping announced by top military leaders.
- A Second Western District Military Court sentenced in absentia Ukrainian drone operator Artyom Pintsov to life imprisonment over a 2024 attack in Russia’s Belgorod region that killed two people, according to prosecutors.