Frontline fighting persists as drone strikes hit energy infrastructure

Intense combat continues across the frontline, with over 150 daily clashes recorded in Ukraine. Ukrainian counterattacks have stalled Russian advances near Kupyansk and Sloviansk. However, Russian troops extended their operational control south of Dobropillia and captured a settlement in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Simultaneously, major Russian air strikes against Ukrainian power grid infrastructure caused widespread blackouts. Over 600,000 residents in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and 250,000 in Kharkiv Oblast lost electricity, while heating services were disrupted in Kyiv and Zhytomyr.

In response to recent Ukrainian drone strikes targeting eight domestic oil refineries over a two-week period, several Russian regions implemented fuel rationing to manage emerging local shortages.

Sources: Belsat, NEXTA, The Insider, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.