Overview
- Ukraine recorded 171 combat engagements in the past day, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole axes, according to the General Staff.
- Kyiv reports expanding strikes on Russian territory, citing Storm Shadow damage to Bryansk’s Kremniy El microelectronics plant and claimed hits in occupied Crimea, alongside air-raid alerts around Moscow.
- Russia’s Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu warned that the evolving Ukrainian drone threat means no region of the country can feel secure.
- EU foreign ministers reaffirmed Ukraine as a security priority as Kaja Kallas pressed for a 20th sanctions package, tougher action on Russia’s shadow oil revenues and steps to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with the bloc also offering technical help to restore the Druzhba pipeline.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said 201 Ukrainian military experts are deployed in the Middle East and Gulf to help partners counter Shahed-type drones, with additional teams ready to deploy.