Russia launched a missile strike on central Zaporizhzhia, according to Ukrainian regional authorities. At least six people were reported injured..
❗️SBU Alpha drones struck Russian military support ships Volga and Vyatka at the Zatoka shipyard in occupied Kerch, triggering major fires on both vessels. The Petropavlovsk cargo-passenger ferry was also damaged. Ukraine also hit weapons and radar from an S-400 air defense system covering the Kerch Strait.
Russian Deputy PM Alexander Novak said Russia has enough fuel for the domestic market and excess diesel stocks, blaming panic demand for a 20-30% surge. Authorities are reshaping fuel logistics and considering a diesel export ban for producers. Meanwhile, Kaliningrad imposed limits of 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel per vehicle, with canister sales banned.
Reported as a field ammunition site struck by Ukrainian drones.
KRAKEN deputy commander Kostyantyn Nemichev said Ukraine’s defense line on the Belarus border is ready. If Russia and Belarus attempt to move toward Ukraine, he said Ukrainian unmanned systems and infantry brigades will destroy the columns with equipment and personnel, while Ukraine would be free to strike decision-making centers in Belarus.
❗️Former Ukrainian military intelligence chief and current Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov said a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia is expected to take place in the coming days.
❗️NATO allies are expected to announce billions in new arms contracts, expand defense production and pledge €70 billion in military support for Ukraine at next month’s Ankara summit, with a similar funding commitment planned for 2027, POLITICO reports.
Ukraine’s Spartan Brigade destroyed two Russian S-300 launchers near Volnovakha, close to the Donetsk-Mariupol highway. Black Sky drone operators detected and struck the systems, valued at about $50 million. The brigade said the loss reduces Russia’s ability to use S-300s in ground-attack mode against frontline areas of Donetsk region.
The European Investment Bank will provide over €470 million for Ukraine’s recovery and €500 million in business guarantees, Oleksii Kuleba said. Funds will support housing, roads, bridges, border infrastructure, water systems, private investment and SME energy efficiency.
Former Ukrainian military intelligence chief and current Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov declined to comment on why the Ukrainian icebreaker Noosphere is depicted in artwork illustrating his military operations. Responding to a question, he simply said, “I can’t,” offering no further explanation.
Footage filmed over Kyiv shows a Patriot air defense system intercepting two Russian ballistic missiles during yesterday’s attack.
Russian media report another Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Kerch Bridge, with air defenses active in the region. The bridge approach from occupied Crimea is already backed up by a record queue of around 2,800 vehicles waiting to cross.
Fuel crisis in Russia also hit the Transbaikal Oblast, roughly 4700km from the Ukrainian border.
Russian forces continue installing additional Pantsir air defense systems on residential high-rise apartment buildings in Moscow’s Chertanovo Severnoye District, using Mi-26 helicopters to transport the systems onto rooftops.
Kerch residents reported another attack on the occupied city. NASA FIRMS detected a fire in the area of a reported Pantsir-S1 air defense deployment site near the local airfield.