Heavy fighting persists along Ukrainian frontline amid widespread drone attacks

Intensive combat engagements continue across the Ukrainian frontline, with the Ukrainian General Staff reporting over 220 daily clashes, concentrated heavily in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Lyman sectors. Ukrainian forces conducted infantry clearing operations north of Kupiansk along the Oskil River, supported by electronic warfare efforts.

Tactical reports highlighted contrasting official narratives along several axes. While Russian defense officials claimed territorial control over several settlements near Sumy and denied Ukrainian counter-advances in Zaporizhzhia, reports indicated possible Ukrainian territorial recoveries near Lyman.

Simultaneously, aerial attacks persisted overnight as Russian forces deployed 138 drones across Ukraine. Strikes resulted in civilian casualties, including the deaths of a mother and two children in Kyiv Oblast and a priest in Kherson Oblast.

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