Ukrainian drones conducted nighttime strikes on Rostov Oblast, hitting logistics facilities belonging to OZON and DNS alongside a shipbuilding plant, highlighting cross-border escalation.
Ukrainian military strikes targeted several facilities at the Millerovo air base in Russia's Rostov Oblast, successfully damaging a fourth-generation MiG-29 fighter jet stationed there.
A major oil refinery in Moscow sustained significant damage after being hit by two drone attacks, with reports suggesting Ukraine used a new weapon. Following the incident, Russia threatened large-scale retaliatory strikes against Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces launched drone attacks targeting Russian military infrastructure, striking a strategic bomber base at Engels and a logistics warehouse in Rostov Oblast. The coordinated strikes mark a notable escalation in cross-border operations.
Ukrainian defense forces reportedly struck the Kamensky Combine military plant, a rocket fuel producer, in Russia's Rostov Oblast for a second time, causing a fire.
Overnight drone attacks in Russia caused fires at an oil depot in Rostov Oblast and a military storage facility in Belgorod Oblast, according to local reports.
A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter has been shot down by air defence in Russia's Rostov Oblast in a friendly fire incident, resulting in the deaths of three crew members.
Regional authorities declared a state of emergency as massive grain surpluses accumulate in silos due to persistent disruptions in Black Sea and Azov Sea shipping routes.
Russian forces launched a series of attacks across Ukraine, resulting in at least one death and multiple injuries in Balakliia, a drone strike on a bus in Zaporizhzhia, and damage to energy sites and a gas station in Kharkiv. These strikes also targeted a car carrying government officials in Sloviansk and a weapons exhibition in the Kyiv region, where the death toll rose to 11.