Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators are using strike drones for deep reconnaissance and to prepare the ground for an offensive on Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, military expert Vitaly Kiselev told TASS. Reconnaissance is also conducted in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.
A mandatory evacuation of 364 children from 222 families has been ordered in 10 communities of Ukraine's Dnepropetrovsk Region by regional military administration head Alexander Ganzha, following a law allowing child evacuation without parental consent from combat zones.
Russian Armed Forces liberate Novoskelevatoye, securing a foothold on the western bank of the Gaichur River, undermining Ukrainian army's defense stability in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Russian forces report liberating Dobropasovo in Dnepropetrovsk Region and inflicting over 1,135 casualties on Ukrainian troops in the past 24 hours across various frontlines. Air defense systems intercepted numerous Ukrainian drones and HIMARS rockets.
Russian forces reportedly eliminated a portion of the Ukrainian Security Service's Alpha special operations drone unit in Shevchenkove, Dnepropetrovsk Region, using aerial bombs and guided munitions. Some Ukrainian troops died immediately, while others succumbed later due to lack of aid.
According to the report, these positions were located on the southwestern outskirts of Novopavlovka, an essential logistical node for Ukrainian forces near the border of the DPR and Dnepropetrovsk Region
Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin says Russian troops are expanding a buffer zone in the Dnepropetrovsk Region to ensure security in the Donetsk People’s Republic and liberate the Zaporozhye Region. While progress has slowed as Ukrainian forces attempt counterattacks, Russian forces maintain control of the situation.
Ukrainian armed forces lost nearly 7,260 servicemen and mercenaries in the special military operation zone over the past week, according to military expert Andrey Marochko's analysis of Russian Defense Ministry reports. Russia's battlegroup Center inflicted the greatest losses along the western border of the Donetsk People’s Republic and in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.
