Ukrainian strikes hit Russian regions as frontline clashes escalate

Overnight drone attacks targeting western Russia caused industrial damage and civilian casualties across multiple regions, local officials reported. In Novgorod Oblast, Governor Alexander Dronov confirmed that fragments from a massive raid damaged an unidentified industrial facility and two residential properties, though no casualties were recorded there. The strikes coincided with widespread damage across Leningrad and Smolensk oblasts, where fires broke out at the Ust-Luga port and residential fatalities occurred.

Concurrently, Russian forces maintained offensive momentum on Ukrainian frontlines, making gains near Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka. Ukrainian troops countered with localized advances in western Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Meanwhile, Russian drone and missile strikes hit Ukrainian targets, causing power disruptions in Kryvyi Rih and damaging educational infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast.

Sources: Belsat, Mediazona, NEXTA, The Insider, Verstka.