Russian forces struck Kharkiv 11 times targeting the Kyivskyi district, with most attacks carried out by jet-powered drones used against the city for the first time. Air defenses intercepted part of the incoming UAVs.
Big hits. Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and HUR operators destroyed 4 Orion UAVs, a heavy drone base, an An-72P aircraft and a Mech radar at Kirovske airfield in occupied Crimea using FP-2 drones with 60-100 kg warheads.
Iranian officials confirmed Mohammad-Ali Fath-Ali Zadeh, commander of the IRGC Ground Forces Fatehin commando unit, was killed in an airstrike, marking another significant loss within Iran’s military command structure.
Israel killed Hezbollah Southern Front commander Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem in a strike on Beirut. The IDF called him a key planner of attacks and a major operational leader.
Russia conducts nuclear drills in Siberia involving Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems equipped with nuclear warheads. The exercises focus on maneuver operations.
❗️Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says trilateral talks on Ukraine are paused as the US is “busy with other matters,” but confirms ongoing contacts between Moscow and Washington on the issue.
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Paratroopers of the 80th brigade in Sumy Oblast repelled an assault by Russian soldiers who attempted to use five quad bikes under foggy conditions to reach Ukrainian positions.
Satellite images show extensive damage at Russian oil ports in Primorsk and Ust-Luga after Ukrainian strikes and prolonged fires. At least 7 oil storage tanks were completely destroyed in Primorsk, with isolated fires still visible, while damage in Ust-Luga remains unclear due to cloud cover.
❗️European countries are discussing defense options without the US as Donald Trump’s pressure on NATO intensifies, with officials warning the alliance is weakening and pushing efforts to strengthen alternative security structures.
Ukraine’s military intelligence active operations units continue executing combat missions on the Zaporizhzhia front, maintaining operational pressure on Russian forces along a key southern axis of the battlefield.
Russian struck damaged housing and port infrastructure in Odesa region, sparking a fire on a high-rise balcony and gas pipe in Chornomorsk, hitting homes in Odesa and Podilsk districts, and igniting containers with sunflower oil at the port.
Ukraine marks four years since its forces expelled Russian troops from Kyiv region on April 2, 2022, after weeks of intense fighting. The liberation of Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel exposed evidence of atrocities and war crimes. Hundreds of civilians and POWs were mass murdered.
A Ukrainian drone strike hit the Bashneft refinery in Ufa, damaging the AVT-5 distillation unit, a critical component for oil processing and fuel production. The facility lies over 1300 km from Ukraine. The same unit was previously struck in October '25.
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down or suppressed 147 of 172 Russian drones launched overnight from multiple directions, including around 120 Shaheds, with 22 impacts recorded across 12 locations and debris falling in 8 areas as the attack continues.