Russia (Washington Insider Magazine) – Ukrainian shelling of Russia-held areas of the Donetsk region killed two people in the village of Horlivka, RIA Russian state news agency said. Additionally, Ukrainian officials confirmed that Russian strikes injured at least five individuals.
Territorial Gains Claimed by Russia
According to Guernseypress, on the eastern front, Russia reports the capture of two villages: Pishchane Nizhne in the Kharkiv region and Andriivka (sometimes also called Rozivka) in the Luhansk region. The Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on this information.
Drone Strikes and Injuries in Kherson and Kharkiv
Russian drone strikes in southern Ukraine’s partially occupied Kherson region injured three people, according to local officials. In the northeast, two individuals were wounded by Russian shelling in a village within the Kharkiv region.
Infrastructure Hit in Sumy
Officials in the northern Sumy region reported a Russian missile strike targeting critical infrastructure in the city of Shostka. City Mayor Mykola Noha specified that two heating facilities were destroyed, urging residents to conserve electricity and stock up on water.
Ongoing Attacks on Infrastructure
With the frontline stretching over 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) and minimal territorial changes reported, both sides are increasingly targeting each other’s infrastructure. This strategy aims to weaken their opponent’s ability to sustain the conflict, now in its third year.
Russian Air Defenses in Action
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced that air defense systems intercepted eight drones over the Belgorod region and the Black Sea. Additionally, two long-range ballistic ATACMS missiles were shot down over the Kherson region, reportedly heading toward Russia-annexed Crimea.
Casualties in Belgorod
Nine people were wounded in the town of Shebekino in Russia’s Belgorod region due to shelling, as confirmed by Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Sunday morning.
