Overview
- On Sunday Ukrainian leaders publicly confirmed recent deep strikes that hit an oil facility in Yaroslavl region and the Azot plant in Tula, which Kyiv says degraded Russian industrial and explosives‑production capacity.
- The Security Service of Ukraine announced it has charged in absentia GRU officer Artem Shmul for recruiting four teenagers in Odesa in May 2024 to carry out arson and sabotage, saying the minors were directed via Telegram and tasked to damage military vehicles and rail infrastructure.
- Ukraine's General Staff reported heavy fighting and very high Russian losses, saying there were 229 engagements the previous day and that Russian forces launched thousands of kamikaze drones and hundreds of guided bombs against Ukrainian targets.
- Britain said its forces intercepted the shadow‑fleet tanker SMYRTOS in the English Channel in an operation led by UK troops, a move London says aims to choke networks that help Russia evade sanctions and fund its war effort.
- Civilians continue to be hit at home and in occupied areas, with a drone strike on the Kharkiv Art Museum injuring a one‑month‑old infant, and analysts say Ukraine's growing 'Forces of Unmanned Systems' are shifting how logistics and rear targets are struck and defended.