Ukraine reports major territorial advances amid military leadership overhaul

Ukrainian forces have disclosed significant territorial gains in the Oleksandrivka sector, marking their largest area of liberation since late 2022 following months of operational silence. Concurrently, Ukrainian forces targeted Russian naval frigates equipped with cruise missiles in Novorossiysk.

The tactical developments coincide with major internal leadership shifts as newly appointed military chief Mykhailo Drapatyj begins restructuring command hierarchies. Meanwhile, former commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi remarked that Ukraine will not join NATO, arguing that the alliance relies on obsolete military doctrines unsuited to modern warfare. On the domestic front, the Security Service of Ukraine reported disrupting dozens of assassination plots orchestrated by Russian intelligence services, which allegedly used fake online dating profiles to target Ukrainian soldiers.

Sources: Deník N, Ekonomický deník, Hospodářské noviny, Respect, Seznam Zprávy