Fighting escalates across Ukrainian front lines as overnight drone attacks claim civilian lives

Heavy clashes continue across multiple Ukrainian front lines, with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recording over 250 combat engagements over 24 hours. Intensive fighting focused on the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Kostiantynivka axes, where Ukrainian units repelled dozens of Russian assault attempts. North of Kupiansk, Ukrainian infantry executed clearing operations along the Oskil River following targeted efforts to neutralize Russian drone capabilities.

Conflicting territorial claims persisted. Ukrainian sources reported progress near Lyman, while the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to capture several settlements near Sumy. Meanwhile, Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov denied claims of Ukrainian advances in Zaporizhzhia.

Concurrently, Russian forces launched 138 drones overnight. Strikes in Kyiv Oblast resulted in three civilian fatalities, including a mother and two children, while an attack on a Kherson Oblast monastery killed a priest.

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