Fighting escalates as russia claims full control of luhansk
The Russian-installed governor of the occupied Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, Leonid Pasechnik, announced that Russian forces are now in complete control of the territory. If confirmed, this marks Luhansk as the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia in over three years of war.
In addition, Russian media and war bloggers claimed that Russian troops have seized their first village in the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk.
Attacks on donetsk and kharkiv intensify
Russian forces reportedly captured a valuable lithium deposit near Shevchenko village in Donetsk, according to The Kyiv Independent. The Ukrainian-controlled mapping initiative, Deep State Map, confirmed this takeover.
Moscow-backed officials also accused Ukrainian forces of striking Donetsk city, resulting in one civilian death, several building damages, and a marketplace fire.
Meanwhile, the northeastern Kharkiv region suffered fatal air strikes that left two civilians dead and eight injured, including a 6-year-old child, according to regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Mass drone incursions overnight drone incursions overnight
The Ukrainian Air Force detected 107 Russian Shahed drones and decoys overnight, following the largest aerial barrage since 2022. Ukraine's air defense systems remain under intense pressure as drone warfare escalates.
Explosion on Oil tanker linked to russian ports
In a related maritime development, Bloomberg reported an explosion aboard an oil tanker near Libya. The vessel had previously docked at Russian ports, marking the latest in a string of mysterious maritime incidents possibly tied to the war.
Source: WSN 024 News | Aggregated from Ukrainian and Russian official channels, Bloomberg, The Kyiv Independent