Ukraine's General Staff

Ukraine's General Staff reported 225 combat engagements across the front line during a 24-hour period ending at 10 p.m. on Friday. Russian forces launched 57 air strikes with 161 guided bombs, over 6,300 attack drones, and over 2,100 shelling attacks, with the heaviest fighting near Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka.

Ukraine's general staff established the Military Expert Council ARES, which functions as a direct exchange mechanism for wartime experience and access to allied capitals rather than serving as an advisory body.

A Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Volgograd region killed one person and injured three others. Ukraine's General Staff claimed responsibility, stating their forces targeted an oil preparation and pumping station.

A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three others in Russia's Volgograd region. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the strike targeted an oil preparation and pumping station overnight.

A Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Krasnodar region killed one person and injured three, causing a fire at a sea terminal in Volna. Ukraine's General Staff reported hitting an oil station in Volgograd and occupied areas, while President Zelenskyy mentioned strikes on Russian military and energy sites, including a Cheboksary factory. Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk injured nine, with President Putin vowing to strengthen air defenses.

Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and Crimea, targeting economic infrastructure as part of their campaign against Moscow. Fires were reported at sites in Krasnodar Krai, Volgograd region, and Crimea, with no casualties noted. A Ukrainian drone also attacked a passenger train in Crimea, injuring and killing railway staff.