Intelligence Summary: Ukraine Conflict - January 2, 2025, 16:47 UTC

Executive Summary

Russian forces maintain their offensive operations, particularly in the Donetsk region, with significant advances near Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, and Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk). They have captured several settlements and are attempting to encircle Pokrovsk, a strategic objective. Ukrainian forces are conducting a fighting withdrawal, concentrating on bolstering defenses along the Dnipro River in certain sectors. Drone warfare continues to be a dominant feature of the conflict, with both sides employing them extensively for reconnaissance, targeting, and direct attacks. The Ukrainian Air Force reports increased drone activity and repeated launches of guided aerial bombs by Russian tactical aviation, primarily targeting Sumy Oblast. The situation remains highly volatile, with intense fighting and a high potential for further escalation.

Situation Overview

Russian Advances:

• Donetsk Region:
  • Kurakhove: Russian forces have expanded their control zone, reaching the northern outskirts of Krasne (Sontsovka) and capturing part of Slavyanka. They have also liberated Konstantinopolskoe (Ostrovskoe), Zelenovka, and Gigant.
  • Pokrovsk: Heavy fighting continues as Russian forces attempt to encircle the city. They control Vozdvizhenka and a major strongpoint along the C-05-09-07 highway, a crucial artery to the city. Their strategic aim appears to be severing this highway and isolating Pokrovsk.
  • Vremivka Direction: Russian forces captured Novyi Komar and Novopustynka, liberating approximately 10 sq km along the Huliaipole-Velyka Novosilka road and dislodging Ukrainian forces from Rozdolne. They have reportedly cleared Ukrainian forces from the area south of Kurakhove, between Uspenovka and Yantarnoe.
  • Mezheve (Krasnoarmiisk, left flank): Russian forces report taking most of Novovasylivka, with ongoing cleanup operations. They are pressuring south of Uspenovka and advancing in fields along ravines and forest belts. After securing western Novoelizavetovka, they are attacking Nadezhdinka, and south, across the dam, towards Sribne and Novoandreevka. Russian assault units are also battling to capture Yaseneve (Yasenovoe). Southeast of this area, they've entered Slavyanka and Petropavlovka, securing positions and advancing. Further south, battles persist for a Ukrainian fortified area. North of Shevchenko, they've captured some Ukrainian positions on the eastern side.
  • Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk): Russian forces are advancing towards waste heap No. 10 and have made gains in the northern part of the city.
  • Chasiv Yar: Russian forces report new positions in the northern part of the city, advancing up to 1.5 km. They have also reportedly broken through to the railway station in the western part of the city and secured it, with assault groups establishing a foothold in the northern microdistrict opposite the railway station.
  • Krasnoarmiisk-Novoaleksandrivka: Active combat operations with motorized rifle units are reported, including an assault towards Novoaleksandrivka.
  • Lysychansk-Belohorivka: Positional fighting with a reported 800-meter Russian advance.
• Kursk Region:
  • Russian forces are making progress in the forests of the Sudzhansky district and near Leonidovo and Kurilovka.
  • They report reaching Kurylivka, south of Sudzha.
  • Ka-52M helicopters reportedly disrupted a rotation of Ukrainian units in the border area.
  • The "Sever" group of forces is engaged in fierce battles along the entire front line.
  • Russian forces advanced to Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
  • A powerful offensive is underway, with Russian forces storming Kruglenkoye and advancing towards Sudzha, Martynovka, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
  • Russian forces reportedly liberated Pogrebki, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Kamyshovka.
  • Advances reported in the northern Sudzha district and near Cherkasskaya Konopelka, with gains up to 1200 meters near Nikolaevo-Daryino, Leonidovo, Russkaya Porechnaya, and Kurilovka.
  • South of Kruhlenky, they advanced towards Viktorivka, clearing a forest belt and gaining 1.6 km, also advancing towards Leonidove.
  • Russian forces report liberating Lozova and Novovasylivka.
• Krasnolimansky Direction:
  • Russian forces are attempting to capture heights beyond Ivanovka near Terny.
  • A buildup of Russian forces is noted on the newly formed bridgehead in Ivanovka on the right bank of the Zherebets River.
  • Russian forces report storming Ukrainian positions near Terny.
  • They are also storming Zahryzove, pushing through defenses near Lozova and Zelenyi Hai, and moving towards Borova.
  • On the Liman axis, 26 attacks were reported towards Grekivka, Novoegorivka, Zeleny Gay, Nova Kruglyakivka, Tverdokhlibovo, Nadiya, Novosergiyivka, Terniv, Shyikivka, Sergiyivka, and Makiyivka.

Ukrainian Actions:

• Drone Warfare:

  • Ukrainian air defenses report shooting down 47 out of 72 drones, with 24 drones failing to reach their targets.
  • Reports of a drone being rammed by a Russian drone over Pokrovsk.
  • Ukrainian forces claim their drones can strike targets up to 2000 km away.
  • Successful drone operations reported, destroying Russian equipment, personnel, and a command post.
  • Ukrainian drone units, including the "Birds of Madyar" and "Achilles" battalion, continue to inflict significant losses on Russian forces.
  • Successful strikes reported on a Russian armored vehicle in the Sumy region, and on Russian positions in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report that a Russian drone control center near Velyka Novosilka was destroyed by drone operators.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian assault near Velyka Novosilka, destroying Russian equipment and capturing Russian soldiers.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian assault near Klishchiivka, destroying Russian equipment and personnel.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike operation in the Pokrovsk direction, targeting a Russian command post and destroying a Starlink station.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian command post near the Toretsk mine.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy three Russian field howitzers near Volchansk.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian communication tower and a supply depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to target Russian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a German Leopard 1 tank.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to shoot down an enemy UAV.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone operation in the Kursk region, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans in the Kursk region.
  • Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
  • A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
  • Up to 10 drones and several FPV drones were involved in the recent attack.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems engaged multiple Russian drones near Nechaiane, Ochakiv, and Velyka Korenykha.
  • Russian drones were launched from Crimea.
  • Up to 10 drones were reported over Ochakiv, with some shot down. One drone was reported near Parutino.
  • New enemy drone attacks reported in Ochakiv from the Black Sea.
  • FPV drones of the "Center" group continue to hunt for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report that one Russian warship is present in the Black Sea, but it is not equipped with "Kalibr" missiles. No Russian warships were detected in the Azov Sea.
  • Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down a Ukrainian missile over Kursk Oblast.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems are actively engaging Russian drones, with reports of "first drones shot down" in the Mykolaiv region.
  • Three drones are confirmed to be moving through Kutsurub in a northerly direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report shooting down 15 out of 16 drones, with one drone "lost."
  • Reports indicate drones approaching from Tendra towards Odesa/Pivdenne, with an estimated arrival time of 10-15 minutes. The number of drones is being clarified.
  • Air raid alerts have been issued in Mykolaiv Oblast due to the threat of "Shahed" drones.
  • Enemy drones are moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske/Pivdenne (Odesa Oblast).
  • Drones are reported in Mykolaiv Oblast, approaching from the south.
  • Two drones are reported near Kobleve, and two more are moving from the Tendra Spit towards Ochakiv.
  • Enemy drones are reportedly heading towards Mykolaiv Oblast from the south, with a call for residents of Ochakiv to take shelter.
  • Drone operators from the BARS-3 "Rodina" unit destroyed a Polish self-propelled gun "Krab" on the Kupyansk front.
  • Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
  • Russian forces tracked the route of a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone and destroyed a supply drop.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian assault near Velyka Novosilka, destroying Russian equipment and capturing Russian soldiers.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian assault near Klishchiivka, destroying Russian equipment and personnel.
  • Ukrainian forces report a 19-fold increase in the supply of drones to their units in 2024, compared to the previous year.
  • Ukrainian forces report destroying a Russian "Baba Yaga" drone near Kupyansk.
  • Ukrainian air defense forces successfully detected and neutralized about ten hostile drones near Kyiv.
  • Operators of FPV drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army detected and destroyed a camouflaged communications repeater of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
  • Video evidence shows Ukrainian forces targeting Russian positions with drones, resulting in multiple explosions and fires.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Вовки Да Вінчі" unit, are using drones to target Russian military equipment and personnel in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian drone operators targeted and killed a Russian soldier in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report that Russian forces used drones to target the positions of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade in the Kurakhovo direction.
  • Russian forces report that operators of drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army discovered and destroyed a disguised Ukrainian communications repeater.
  • Russian forces are reportedly using FPV drones to target Ukrainian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • A Ukrainian drone "Vampir" of the "Hydra" unit of the 137th Separate Marine Battalion remotely mined Russian logistics routes near Zoria, Donetsk Oblast.
  • Fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy mortar with an FPV drone.
  • Ukrainian Air Force reports updates on the movement of Russian drones:
    • New drones entering Sumy Oblast from Kursk, moving southwest.
    • Drones in eastern and western Poltava Oblast, moving west.
    • Drones in northeastern Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
    • Drones are reported in the center of Poltava Oblast, moving northwest, and on the west of Sumy Oblast, moving southwest. A drone is reported on the northeast of Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
  • One drone north of Cherkasy, moving towards Kyiv Oblast. Two drones west of Poltava, moving northwest. Five drones near Konotop, moving southwest.
  • City of Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast) is under threat from enemy drones approaching from the northeast.
  • The Air Force reports the movement of enemy drones:
    • Drones in the west of Poltava region, course - west / southwest;
    • Drones in the north of Sumy region, course - south-west;
    • Drones in the center of Chernihiv region, course - south / south-west;
    • Drones in the east of Kyiv region, course - west / north-west;
    • Drones on the border of Kirovohrad and Odesa regions, course - west.
  • Enemy drone is moving in the direction of Cherkasy from the southeast.
  • 1 drone is approaching Boryspil. 2 drones are flying from Poltava region to Cherkasy. 1 drone is flying from Kirovohrad region to Vinnytsia. 3 drones are in Pryluky area, heading southwest. 3 new drones are flying through Shostka area, heading southwest.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force reports the movement of drones in Kharkiv Oblast towards Poltava Oblast, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the south-west and west, in Chernihiv Oblast to the west, and new groups in the east of Kharkiv Oblast to the west.
  • Drone movement has been detected in the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions, specifically near Nizhyn.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone operation in the Kursk region, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot. The operation involved a group of attack drones, including "Baba Yaga" heavy bombers and FPV drones. The T-90 tank was destroyed by a direct hit from an FPV drone, while the ammunition depot was destroyed by a "Baba Yaga" drone.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans in the Kursk region.
  • Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
  • A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
  • Up to 10 drones and several FPV drones were involved in the recent attack.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems engaged multiple Russian drones near Nechaiane, Ochakiv, and Velyka Korenykha.
  • Russian drones were launched from Crimea.
  • Up to 10 drones were reported over Ochakiv, with some shot down. One drone was reported near Parutino.
  • New enemy drone attacks reported in Ochakiv from the Black Sea.
  • FPV drones of the "Center" group continue to hunt for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report that one Russian warship is present in the Black Sea, but it is not equipped with "Kalibr" missiles. No Russian warships were detected in the Azov Sea.
  • Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down a Ukrainian missile over Kursk Oblast.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems are actively engaging Russian drones, with reports of "first drones shot down" in the Mykolaiv region.
  • Three drones are confirmed to be moving through Kutsurub in a northerly direction.

• Attacks on Russian Forces:

  • Russian forces report an attack on a bus in the Korabelny district of Kherson, resulting in three injuries.
  • Ukrainian forces report that a Russian drone control center near Velyka Novosilka was destroyed by drone operators.
  • Ukrainian forces report that their drones can strike targets up to 2000 km away.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone operation, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike operation in the Pokrovsk direction, targeting a Russian command post and destroying a Starlink station.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian command post near the Toretsk mine.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy three Russian field howitzers near Volchansk.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian communication tower and a supply depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to target Russian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a German Leopard 1 tank.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to shoot down an enemy UAV.
  • Ukrainian forces report shooting down 15 out of 16 drones, with one drone "lost."
  • Ukrainian forces report shooting down two more Russian drones over the Belgorod region.
  • Ukrainian forces report that their drones can strike targets up to 2000 km away.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy three Russian field howitzers near Volchansk.
  • Ukrainian forces report that a Russian drone control center near Velyka Novosilka was destroyed by drone operators.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian drone units reported successful strikes on a Russian armored vehicle in the Sumy region, near the Kursk border.
  • Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
  • Video shows a drone strike on a US-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Sudzha.
  • Video from Sudoplatov shows Russian forces towing a captured American M113 armored personnel carrier in the Kursk region.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Operators of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed an enemy along with equipment in the Kursk region.
  • Code 9.2 unit drops "goodies" on communists and Jucheists in the Kursk region.
  • Russian operators destroyed a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone near Kupyansk and an armored vehicle in the Kharkiv region.
  • A Leopard tank was destroyed in the Kupyansk Direction.
  • A Russian attack drone unit successfully eliminated Ukrainian troops in a forested area in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces were reportedly killed by Russian drones near Kharkiv.
  • Russian forces reportedly used drones to eliminate a Ukrainian special forces group near Kupyansk.
  • Russian forces have used drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a wooded area.
  • Russian forces have used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a forest.
  • Pilots of the "ACHILLES" battalion of the 92nd brigade are reported to have destroyed enemy personnel and a truck in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces used a drone to attack a Russian position near a road, resulting in a fire.
  • Ukrainian forces used an FPV drone to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • In the Kupyansk area, fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy T-64BV tank with two FPV drones.
  • FPV of the Third Assault Brigade destroys enemy weapons, shelters, and warehouses in the Kharkiv direction.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a powerful Russian assault in the Kupyansk direction, destroying 5 armored vehicles.
  • Attack FPV drone teams of the Yug Group of Forces eliminated a stronghold and a mortar position of the AFU in Kurakhove direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 110th Brigade, operating in the Kurakhove direction, spotted moving Ukrainian soldiers and dropped a munition, killing one.
  • Ukrainian forces report that Russian forces used drones to target the positions of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade in the Kurakhovo direction.
  • Aerial reconnaissance from the "Mad Dogs" brigade detected a night raid by Ukrainian forces from the 32nd Brigade. A Russian FPV drone operator, "Dolgiy," reportedly destroyed four Ukrainian soldiers and wounded two during this raid in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army discovered and destroyed a disguised Ukrainian communications repeater, thereby ensuring the security of Russian positions from enemy drone strikes.
  • Russian forces are using FPV drones to target Ukrainian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • A Ukrainian drone "Vampir" of the "Hydra" unit of the 137th Separate Marine Battalion remotely mined Russian logistics routes near Zoria, Donetsk Oblast.
  • Fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy mortar with an FPV drone.
  • Ukrainian Air Force reports updates on the movement of Russian drones:
    • New drones entering Sumy Oblast from Kursk, moving southwest.
    • Drones in eastern and western Poltava Oblast, moving west.
    • Drones in northeastern Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
    • Drones are reported in the center of Poltava Oblast, moving northwest, and on the west of Sumy Oblast, moving southwest. A drone is reported on the northeast of Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
  • One drone north of Cherkasy, moving towards Kyiv Oblast. Two drones west of Poltava, moving northwest. Five drones near Konotop, moving southwest.
  • City of Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast) is under threat from enemy drones approaching from the northeast.
  • The Air Force reports the movement of enemy drones:
    • Drones in the west of Poltava region, course - west / southwest;
    • Drones in the north of Sumy region, course - south-west;
    • Drones in the center of Chernihiv region, course - south / south-west;
    • Drones in the east of Kyiv region, course - west / north-west;
    • Drones on the border of Kirovohrad and Odesa regions, course - west.
  • Enemy drone is moving in the direction of Cherkasy from the southeast.
  • 1 drone is approaching Boryspil. 2 drones are flying from Poltava region to Cherkasy. 1 drone is flying from Kirovohrad region to Vinnytsia. 3 drones are in Pryluky area, heading southwest. 3 new drones are flying through Shostka area, heading southwest.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force reports the movement of drones in Kharkiv Oblast towards Poltava Oblast, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the south-west and west, in Chernihiv Oblast to the west, and new groups in the east of Kharkiv Oblast to the west.
  • Drone movement has been detected in the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions, specifically near Nizhyn.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone operation in the Kursk region, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot. The operation involved a group of attack drones, including "Baba Yaga" heavy bombers and FPV drones. The T-90 tank was destroyed by a direct hit from an FPV drone, while the ammunition depot was destroyed by a "Baba Yaga" drone.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans in the Kursk region.
  • Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
  • A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
  • Up to 10 drones and several FPV drones were involved in the recent attack.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems engaged multiple Russian drones near Nechaiane, Ochakiv, and Velyka Korenykha.
  • Russian drones were launched from Crimea.
  • Up to 10 drones were reported over Ochakiv, with some shot down. One drone was reported near Parutino.
  • New enemy drone attacks reported in Ochakiv from the Black Sea.
  • FPV drones of the "Center" group continue to hunt for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report that one Russian warship is present in the Black Sea, but it is not equipped with "Kalibr" missiles. No Russian warships were detected in the Azov Sea.
  • Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down a Ukrainian missile over Kursk Oblast.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems are actively engaging Russian drones, with reports of "first drones shot down" in the Mykolaiv region.
  • Three drones are confirmed to be moving through Kutsurub in a northerly direction.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy three Russian field howitzers near Volchansk.
  • Ukrainian forces report that a Russian drone control center near Velyka Novosilka was destroyed by drone operators.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian drone units reported successful strikes on a Russian armored vehicle in the Sumy region, near the Kursk border.
  • Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
  • Video shows a drone strike on a US-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Sudzha.
  • Video from Sudoplatov shows Russian forces towing a captured American M113 armored personnel carrier in the Kursk region.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Operators of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed an enemy along with equipment in the Kursk region.
  • Code 9.2 unit drops "goodies" on communists and Jucheists in the Kursk region.
  • Russian operators destroyed a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone near Kupyansk and an armored vehicle in the Kharkiv region.
  • A Leopard tank was destroyed in the Kupyansk Direction.
  • A Russian attack drone unit successfully eliminated Ukrainian troops in a forested area in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces were reportedly killed by Russian drones near Kharkiv.
  • Russian forces reportedly used drones to eliminate a Ukrainian special forces group near Kupyansk.
  • Russian forces have used drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a wooded area.
  • Russian forces have used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a forest.
  • Pilots of the "ACHILLES" battalion of the 92nd brigade are reported to have destroyed enemy personnel and a truck in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces used a drone to attack a Russian position near a road, resulting in a fire.
  • Ukrainian forces used an FPV drone to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • In the Kupyansk area, fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy T-64BV tank with two FPV drones.
  • FPV of the Third Assault Brigade destroys enemy weapons, shelters, and warehouses in the Kharkiv direction.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a powerful Russian assault in the Kupyansk direction, destroying 5 armored vehicles.
  • Attack FPV drone teams of the Yug Group of Forces eliminated a stronghold and a mortar position of the AFU in Kurakhove direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 110th Brigade, operating in the Kurakhove direction, spotted moving Ukrainian soldiers and dropped a munition, killing one.
  • Ukrainian forces report that Russian forces used drones to target the positions of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade in the Kurakhovo direction.
  • Aerial reconnaissance from the "Mad Dogs" brigade detected a night raid by Ukrainian forces from the 32nd Brigade. A Russian FPV drone operator, "Dolgiy," reportedly destroyed four Ukrainian soldiers and wounded two during this raid in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army discovered and destroyed a disguised Ukrainian communications repeater, thereby ensuring the security of Russian positions from enemy drone strikes.
  • Russian forces are using FPV drones to target Ukrainian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • A Ukrainian drone "Vampir" of the "Hydra" unit of the 137th Separate Marine Battalion remotely mined Russian logistics routes near Zoria, Donetsk Oblast.
  • Fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy mortar with an FPV drone.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian command post near the Toretsk mine.

• Black Sea:

  • One Russian missile carrier is present in the Black Sea, but without Kalibr missiles. No enemy ships are observed in the Azov Sea.

• Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast:

  • A Russian attack using 11 guided aerial bombs (KABs) targeted a five-story building, causing its destruction and resulting in one death.

• Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast:

  • Overnight, Russian artillery shelling targeted Nikopol, but no casualties were reported.

• Kryvyi Rih District:

  • No shelling was reported in the Kryvyi Rih district overnight.

• Zaporizhzhia Oblast:

  • One person was reported killed due to a Russian attack in the Vasylivka district.
  • 361 attacks reported on 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
  • Russian forces used drones to destroy three Russian field howitzers near Volchansk.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian communication tower and a supply depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to target Russian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a German Leopard 1 tank.
  • Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to shoot down an enemy UAV.
  • Ukrainian forces report shooting down 15 out of 16 drones, with one drone "lost."
  • Ukrainian forces report shooting down two more Russian drones over the Belgorod region.
  • Ukrainian forces report that their drones can strike targets up to 2000 km away.
  • Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy three Russian field howitzers near Volchansk.
  • Ukrainian forces report that a Russian drone control center near Velyka Novosilka was destroyed by drone operators.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian drone units reported successful strikes on a Russian armored vehicle in the Sumy region, near the Kursk border.
  • Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
  • Video shows a drone strike on a US-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Sudzha.
  • Video from Sudoplatov shows Russian forces towing a captured American M113 armored personnel carrier in the Kursk region.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Operators of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed an enemy along with equipment in the Kursk region.
  • Code 9.2 unit drops "goodies" on communists and Jucheists in the Kursk region.
  • Russian operators destroyed a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone near Kupyansk and an armored vehicle in the Kharkiv region.
  • A Leopard tank was destroyed in the Kupyansk Direction.
  • A Russian attack drone unit successfully eliminated Ukrainian troops in a forested area in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces were reportedly killed by Russian drones near Kharkiv.
  • Russian forces reportedly used drones to eliminate a Ukrainian special forces group near Kupyansk.
  • Russian forces have used drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a wooded area.
  • Russian forces have used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a forest.
  • Pilots of the "ACHILLES" battalion of the 92nd brigade are reported to have destroyed enemy personnel and a truck in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces used a drone to attack a Russian position near a road, resulting in a fire.
  • Ukrainian forces used an FPV drone to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • In the Kupyansk area, fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy T-64BV tank with two FPV drones.
  • FPV of the Third Assault Brigade destroys enemy weapons, shelters, and warehouses in the Kharkiv direction.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a powerful Russian assault in the Kupyansk direction, destroying 5 armored vehicles.
  • Attack FPV drone teams of the Yug Group of Forces eliminated a stronghold and a