Russian forces carried out a significant overnight strike on military airports and industry facilities in Ukraine, resulting in the neutralization of 910 Ukrainian soldiers within 24 hours. Targets included a Ukrainian airport being prepared to receive F-16 fighters and a military port, with Ukrainian boats attempting to cross the Dnieper River being destroyed.
In Kharkiv, a civilian was killed and several others injured in a new Russian strike. Meanwhile, Moscow condemned a drone attack on a military facility by Russian-backed separatists in Transnistria, Moldova, calling for an investigation. The Transnistrian Ministry of Security reported that a suicide drone struck a facility belonging to the separatist authority’s Ministry of Defense near Ukraine’s border.
Lithuania announced plans to deliver 3,000 combat drones to Ukraine and assist in rehabilitating Ukrainian soldiers facing Russian forces. Prime Minister Ingrida Simonite stated that Lithuania would purchase Lithuanian-made FPV drones worth two million euros for Ukraine. These devices were to be delivered during the year.
Despite Russian advances toward the town of Chasiv Yar in the east, Ukrainian forces remain in control of it.
