Overview
- During the visit, commanders briefed Putin that up to 5,000 Ukrainian troops are encircled near Kupyansk and up to 5,500 near Krasnoarmeysk, according to the Kremlin.
- Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said the 'Zapad' grouping surrounded Kupyansk, seized an Oskol River crossing and blocked Ukrainian units on the city’s left bank.
- Russian security sources said the Aerospace Forces used a guided aerial bomb to hit a Ukrainian unit’s temporary base in Kupyansk’s left‑bank district.
- Putin said decisive tests of the nuclear‑powered 'Burevestnik' cruise missile were completed, with a reported 15‑hour, 14,000‑km flight, and he ordered preparations for deployment infrastructure.
- Ukrainian officials reported three civilians killed and 29 injured in overnight drone attacks on Kyiv, while France days earlier announced near‑term deliveries of Aster missiles and Mirage fighters to Ukraine.