Heavy fighting persists across eastern Ukraine as air strikes hit Kyiv Oblast

Widespread clashes continue across Ukraine as military authorities reported more than 230 combat engagements over a 24-hour period. Intense fighting remains concentrated around Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Lyman, accompanied by thousands of Russian drone strikes and hundreds of guided aerial bombs.

Along the eastern front, Ukrainian infantry executed clearing operations north of Kupyansk after disabling Russian drone networks along the Oskil River. Reporting on frontline developments continues to display conflicting battlefield claims: Moscow reported taking several settlements near Sumy and rejected claims of Ukrainian gains in Zaporizhzhia, while updates indicate potential Ukrainian territorial advances near Lyman.

Away from the frontline, overnight Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv Oblast and the capital. Local officials in the Brovary district confirmed three civilian deaths, including a child, alongside multiple injuries and resulting fires.

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