Voronezh

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims Russia seeks 30,000 additional North Korean troops to fight in Ukraine, with preparations underway in Voronezh. North Korea has already deployed 12,000 troops to Kursk under a 2024 mutual defense pact. Russia’s cooperation with North Korea includes transferring military knowledge and weapons development, raising regional security concerns.

Two people were killed in southern Russia and Crimea due to a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes. In Voronezh, falling drone debris caused a fire at a residence that resulted in the death of a three-year-old boy, according to local officials.

A Russian drone strike in Sumy, Ukraine, killed three family members including a 13-year-old boy, while a Ukrainian strike on a Russian industrial plant in Voronezh killed five people. Civilian casualties in Ukraine have risen, with 274 killed and 1,763 injured in May, the highest in four years. Both sides reported drone attacks and defenses, with Ukraine targeting Russian infrastructure and Russia striking Ukrainian cities.

Ukraine's military claimed a strike on an electronics manufacturing plant in Voronezh, Russia. The plant is alleged to produce electronic components for the Russian armed forces.

The Atesh partisan movement destroyed a rare EDK-300/5 heavy recovery crane at a Voronezh railway station through sabotage. The crane is crucial for emergency repair works on Russian Railways.

Ukraine conducted overnight strikes on Russian military and energy infrastructure, targeting an aircraft repair plant in Taganrog, the Baltimor airbase in Voronezh, and the Tuapse oil refinery. Occupied Sevastopol also faced missile and drone attacks, while Russia claimed to have downed 140 Ukrainian drones.