Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces took Novopavlovka in the Donetsk region and gained control of Pavlovka in Zaporizhzhia, claiming up to 1,305 Ukrainian casualties along with a tank and 14 armored vehicles lost.
- The ministry reported coordinated attacks targeting long‑range drone launch sites and energy and transport infrastructure across 152 districts, with a pro‑Russian source pointing to hits on a Kharkiv Tractor Plant workshop and the Kоноtop airfield.
- Units in the ‘Center’ grouping were said to have eliminated up to 400 Ukrainian personnel in a day, while the ‘West’ grouping reported over 200 casualties inflicted and more advantageous positions secured in parts of Kharkiv region and the Donetsk area.
- Air defenses were reported to have downed 12 guided bombs, two Neptune long‑range missiles and 122 drones, with an additional 92 Ukrainian UAVs said to be destroyed overnight over several Russian regions.
- Moscow prosecutors announced in‑absentia trials for six Ukrainian fighters over alleged torture and killings of Russian POWs in the Kharkiv region in 2022, as Russia’s ombudsman said Kyiv is delaying decisions on prisoner exchanges.