Russian forces are "looking for vulnerabilities in our defense, and conducting active combat operations in several directions simultaneously," Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported.| The Kyiv Independent
A French military task force named "Champagne" is concluding its mission of training a newly formed brigade of several thousand Ukrainian troops. The brigade will include infantry battalions, engineers, artillery units, and other specialists.| The Kyiv Independent
A catastrophic tactical error left Russian troops exposed on low ground and fragmented by river crossings, leading to the death of a battalion commander and collapse of a major offensive operation.| Euromaidan Press
Ukrainian defenders in Donetsk's Toretsk conduct mechanized raids and close-quarters combat, preventing Russian forces from advancing beyond the city’s outskirts.| Euromaidan Press
Ukrainian defenders switched from modern drone warfare to traditional anti-tank weapons, destroying eleven Russian armored vehicles along a narrow corridor north of Ivano-Darivka. This sparked unprecedented backlash from Russian military experts.| Euromaidan Press
Ukrainian drone operators modified hexacopters to deliver TM62 anti-tank mines onto Russian-occupied buildings in Druzhba, demolishing fortified positions before ground forces moved in.| Euromaidan Press