Russian troops liberated three settlements in Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions and inflicted significant casualties on the Ukrainian army, with losses reported across multiple frontlines. Russian forces also struck energy infrastructure and intercepted numerous Ukrainian UAVs.
Russia's Battlegroup South reported inflicting approximately 165 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroying two armored combat vehicles and two multiple rocket launchers in its area of responsibility over the past 24 hours. The group also claimed to have destroyed numerous UAVs, communication antennas, and control posts.
The Russian Defense Ministry's daily bulletin claims Ukraine lost approximately 1,235 troops in the special military operation zone in one day, with the highest losses reported in Battlegroup East (over 330) and Battlegroup Center (320). The claims span multiple Ukrainian regions including the Sumy Region, Kharkov Region, Donetsk People's Republic, Zaporozhye Region, Kherson Region, and Dnepropetrovsk Region.
Battlegroup North and Battlegroup South units gained control of settlements of the same name - Novodmitrovka, in the Sumy Region and in the DPR
Unmanned systems troops destroyed six Starlink terminals and four ground robotic systems
Each robotic system was used by the enemy to deliver materiel, ammunition and control panels
