Clashes escalate across eastern Ukraine as overnight strikes kill three near Kyiv

Fighting intensified across eastern Ukraine as Ukrainian military updates recorded between 233 and 254 combat engagements within a 24-hour period. Russian forces launched heavy bombardments, deploying over 300 guided glide bombs and thousands of kamikaze drones, with intense assaults concentrated along the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Lyman sectors. Ukrainian troops conducted infantry clearing operations along the Oskil River north of Kupyansk and maintained defense lines against repeated breaches.

Conflicting battlefield reports persisted across secondary fronts. While Ukrainian updates highlighted tactical gains near Kupyansk and Lyman, Russian defense officials claimed control over several settlements near Sumy, and top commander Valery Gerasimov dismissed reported Ukrainian progress in the south. Meanwhile, Russian aerial strikes targeted civilian areas overnight, killing three people, including a child, in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary district.

Sources: NV, Point, Radio Svoboda, The Insider, Ukrainska Pravda