Ukraine Strikes Key Russian Targets in Escalating Conflict
Ukrainian forces destroy a Russian thermobaric ammunition depot in Donetsk and launch multiple attacks on military and energy infrastructure.
- Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian thermobaric ammunition storage facility near Selydove in the occupied Donetsk region, releasing dramatic footage of the strike.
- Additional Ukrainian strikes targeted the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region and other key military sites, with results still being assessed.
- Russian forces intensified their attacks on Ukrainian cities, including drone and artillery strikes on Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv, causing civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.
- In Donetsk, Russian shelling killed three civilians and injured several others, while Ukrainian forces repelled 49 Russian assaults in the Pokrovsk area, the site of intense fighting.
- Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) also reported successful drone strikes on Russian command posts and military equipment in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.