Heavy fighting continues across Ukrainian front line as civilian casualties rise

Intense military activity persists across multiple Ukrainian front lines, with daily combat engagements exceeding 220 to 250 incidents according to Ukrainian military updates. Heavy Russian assaults have centered on the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Kostiantynivka directions, where Ukrainian forces repelled dozens of attacks. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops executed infantry clearing operations north of Kupiansk along the Oskil River following the suppression of Russian drone operations.

Territorial reporting remains disputed between military commands. Russian officials claimed control over several settlements near Sumy, while Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov denied Ukrainian progress in Zaporizhzhia. Conversely, Ukrainian military sources anticipate confirming control over up to 200 square kilometers near Lyman.

Concurrently, overnight Russian drone strikes using 138 unmanned vehicles caused civilian casualties, including the deaths of a mother and her two children in Kyiv Oblast and a priest in Kherson Oblast.

Sources: NV, Point, Радіо Свобода, The Insider, Українська правда.