Ukrainian drone forces hit a moving Tor air defense system in Luhansk region, damaging the launcher during a coordinated operation with deep strike units.
Private air defense units in Ukraine shoot down Shahed and Zala drones under a government pilot program integrating companies into national air defense, with new units now forming across 13 additional enterprises.
Bulgarian PM Andrey Gyurov arrived in Kyiv with a full ministerial delegation including foreign affairs, defense, energy, transport, and education ministers. During the visit, officials join Ukrainian representatives in honoring fallen soldiers.
A fire broke out at the Bashkir Soda Company plant in Sterlitamak, one of Russia’s key producers of soda and chemical reagents widely used in industrial and defense-related sectors.
Zelensky says partners signaled Ukraine to reduce strikes on Russia’s energy sector after the global energy crisis, adding Kyiv is ready to halt attacks if Moscow stops targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
❗️Ukraine discussed PAC-3 interceptor supplies during Middle East talks, Zelensky says, as production stays below 60 per month and most systems are directed to the region while Kyiv negotiates to secure anti-ballistic capabilities.
❗️Ukraine secured an agreement with Gulf states to supply naval drones, Zelensky said.
❗️Spain will donate five PAC-2 Patriot missiles to Ukraine to bolster air defenses as Kyiv struggles with shortages during continued Russian strikes and reduced external support.
❗️President Zelensky stated that negotiations have not reached a dead end and Ukraine is ready for a trilateral meeting with Russia and the US, but it is delayed due to the US focus on Iran. He noted that America proposed a meeting in the US, which Ukraine supported, but Russia declined, while Russia's proposals of Turkey or Switzerland were rejected by the US.
Ukrainian forces struck an S-400 launcher near Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea, hit the Alchevsk metallurgical plant used in large-caliber ammunition production, and targeted a Russian military train near Novosvitlivka. Additional strikes hit UAV command posts, troop concentrations, and staging areas across multiple regions.
❗️Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that the results of his visit to Middle Eastern countries are unprecedented for the region, as Ukraine has achieved important agreements there for the first time.
Ukrainian forces advanced on the Oleksandrivsk axis, regaining about 440km² and liberating 9 settlements, including 2 in Zaporizhzhia and 7 in Dnipropetrovsk regions. Stabilization measures continue in 3 more settlements as Russian forces attempt to reinforce the area with reserves.
❗️The EU discusses five contingency plans if Viktor Orbán’s party wins Hungary’s parliamentary elections, including extending qualified majority voting into foreign policy and key budget areas that currently require unanimous approval.
Ukrainian drones struck the KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti. The The KuibyshevAzot plant is a key producer of nitrogen fertilizers and chemical materials such as caprolactam and polyamides.
At night, Ukrainian drones hit a substation in Alchevsk, occupied Donetsk region. The attacks caused blackouts in the region.