In the Kupyansk direction, both Russian and Ukrainian forces are advancing on both sides of the Oskil River.

In the north, following the arrival of additional reinforcements from the 47th Tank Division, Russian forces resumed their assault operations from the Holubivka area and have captured new positions in the forests east of Radkivka. Attacks are now underway in the direction of the village. Other assault groups managed to consolidate in part of northern Kindrashivka, before infiltrating further west past poorly consolidated Ukrainian positions into Tyshchenivka, which currently resides in the grey-zone.

To the southeast, Russian forces began counterattacking east of Kupyansk and recaptured a number of industrial buildings in the northeastern part of the city. From there, a number of Russian soldiers infiltrated down the road to the eastern part of Podoly.

In the south, Ukrainian forces managed to clear the last parts of southwestern Kupyansk, including the Yuvileynyi high-rise micro-district, and captured the city central market. Clearing operations continue in other parts of the city centre, while airstrikes are being carried out on encircled Russian formations in the Kupyansk Central Hospital.

+ ~5.10 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~1.75 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Borova direction, both Ukrainian and Russian forces are advancing in western Luhansk Oblast, each making progress in the area of the regional border with Donetsk Oblast.

In the east, Ukrainian forces re-entered the village of Hrekivka from the north and recaptured the northern part of the village. Fighting continues in the southern houses, which are partly in the grey-zone.

In the west, after entering the forest northwest of Hrekivka, Russian forces expanded their foothold and began pushing west, establishing control over most of the forest.

+ ~0.56 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~0.85 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Borova and Svyatohirsk directions, Russian forces intensified their assault operations and have made significant progress across multiple areas.

In the north, Russian forces captured multiple Ukrainian strongpoints east of Korovii Yar allowing for them to break through to the north, physically cutting the Korovii Yar - Karpivka Road and capturing positions in several different treelines further north.

To the southwest, the Russians advanced further west down the gulley from Seredjne, capturing positions in the forest plantations there. Other assault groups captured positions in two different treelines and entered the eastern part of Oleksandrivka.

To the south, the Russians captured the remaining parts of the forests northwest of Yarova. From there, DRGs infiltrated the western part of the village and continued moving southwest to the Siverskyi Donets River, entering the eastern part of the city of Svyatohirsk.

To the east, Russian forces continued clearing the forests north of Yarova and captured the northeastern streets of the village. Other assault groups broke through Ukrainian positions further east, forcing the remaining Ukrainian formations to withdraw from southern Novoselivka due to the risk of encirclement, allowing Russia to bring the settlement, as well as some of the forests to the south, under their full control.

+ ~16.59 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Lyman direction, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have advanced, each making progress across four different areas.

In the north, following earlier penetrations by Russian DRGs, Russian forces advanced further down the treelines north of Lyman and captured the agricultural buildings on the northern outskirts of Lyman.

To the south, Ukrainian forces cleared central and eastern Lyman from Russian DRGs and recaptured School No. 2, allowing for them to advance further east through the treelines. Additionally, they managed to re-enter the Masliakivka District in the easternmost part of the city, recapturing around half of it. Fighting is ongoing for its eastern streets.

In the south, Russian forces began advancing north from their spearhead south of Lyman, where they managed to capture a large section of the forest and reach the Lyman - Raihorodok Highway. Other assault groups continued to strengthen the southern flank of this spearhead and further improved their positions in the forests there.

+ ~4.33 km² in favour of Ukraine.
+ ~4.03 km² in favour of Russia.

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A Russian IL-76MD cargo plane landed at Baltimore Airbase, Voronezh Oblast, this morning.

The cargo consists of Iskander-M ballistic missiles for OTRK installations near Liski, Voronezh Oblast.

Russia has used a Geran-5 jet-drone in combat for the first time.

The Geran-5 has a maximum flight speed of 400-600 km/h, a range of around 1,000 km, a maximum altitude of around 2,000 metres, and a warhead size of 90 kg (same as Geran-2).

According to the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate, Geran-5 drones will likely be launched from Su-25 aircraft in the future, and it may be equipped with R-73 air-to-air missiles as a counter-meausure at some point too.

It was used to strike a target in the vicinity of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, yesterday afternoon.

Russia is reportedly planning to carry out tests with new missiles launched from strategic bombers in the near future.

These include:

Kh-BD-K cruise missile, which are carried by Tu-95MS bombers. They are similar to Kh-101s, but have an improved guidance system and can fly at higher altitudes of 30-70 metres.

Kh-99 hypersonic cruise missiles, which are carried by Tu-160M bombers. They can fly at speeds of up to 6,600 km/h and have a range of up to 5,500 km.

Kh-MC supersonic anti-ship missiles, which are carried by all strategic bombers. They can fly at speeds of up to 4,200 km/h and have a range of 900 km. These are very similar to Kh-22 missiles.

Russian forces have captured the village of Zelene, Omelnyk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~50.
Total land area: ~0.95 km².

The fighting for Zelene lasted <5 days.

Russian forces have re-established control over the village of Ridkodub, Borova direction, Donetsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~531.
Total land area: ~2.73 km².

The second battle for Ridkodub lasted approximately 200 days.

Russian forces have captured the town of Stepnohirsk, Stepnohirsk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~4,294.
Total land area: ~5.10 km².

The fighting for Stepnohirsk lasted approximately 168 days.

Stepnohirsk direction ➡️ Komyshuvakha direction

Over the last few days, Russia has significantly intensified their artillery and MLRS shelling of frontline areas in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

This is being done in coordination with intensified assault operations, which have resulted in the town of Stepnohirsk being captured, and the large village of Prymorske being almost fully captured.

Additionally, Russian reconnaissance drones have been very active both in frontline settlements and in Zaporizhzhia City itself, scouting out targets and adjusting strikes.

The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces published new footage showing a number of FP-1 drone strikes carried out on Russian oil drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea.

The following was hit:

LSP-1 platform by 2 drones. LSP-1 is situated on the Filanovsky oil field. As a result of the strikes, the exhaust and ventilation for gas turbine units was damaged.

LSP-R platform by 3 drones. LSP-R is situated on the Graifer Oil Field. As a result of the strikes, the power module was damaged, which reportedly forced the platform to temporarily shut down.

LSP platform by 1 drone. LSP is situated o the Kochagin Oil Field. As a result of the strikes, the exhaust and ventilation for gas turbine units was damaged.

LSP-1 coordinates: 45.002180,48.479140
LSP-R coordinates: 45.0628000,48.6108000
LSP coordinates: 44.914090,48.958680

The distance from the nearest Ukrainian-controlled territory is approximately 940 km.