Overview
- Battlegroup North is reported to have taken control of Belaya Beryoza in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.
- The ministry claims roughly 1,150 Ukrainian personnel were lost across all fronts over the past day, with Battlegroup East reporting more than 350 and Battlegroup Center more than 325.
- Russian forces are said to have struck military‑industrial targets, radar sites, ammunition depots and deployment areas in 153 locations during the reporting period.
- Air defenses reportedly intercepted and destroyed 111 Ukrainian fixed‑wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the past 24 hours.
- The update highlights the reported destruction of a US‑made HMMWV and a Stryker vehicle and reiterates large cumulative Ukrainian equipment losses since the operation began, with figures published via TASS as official ministry claims.