4 Russian KAB glide-bombs struck the Slovyansk Thermal Power Plant in the city of Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast.

This plant doesn't generate any power right now, and only serves as a node to transport electricity from nearby substations to Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.

A Russian Geran-2 drone struck a gas distribution station near the village of Liutserna, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Coordinates: 47.912120, 35.251474

Five Ukrainian drones struck the "Crimea-West" 330 kV electrical substation near the village of Karjerne, Crimea.

Coordinates: 45.28950, 33.65139

The IDF issued a statement regarding the incident in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to them, one unarmed suspect was arrested. They did not mention any second militant. They reassured that there was no infiltration into Israeli territory.

https://x.com/small10space/status/2069150964100039118

Ukrainian soldiers of the "Assault Special Poison" unit about the situation in Kostyantynivka. In short:

- The city is already treated as lost.
- The Russians are establishing control over the central, western, and northern parts of the city.
- The area in yellow can only be supported logistically via heavy drones, but such movements are tracked by the Russians, who then strike the area where the supplies were dropped, as it indicates a position.
- The Russians constantly control the entrance routes into Kostyantynivka, and because of this the Ukrainians lack maneuverability.
- The loss of control over the sky and the ignoring of conducting real assessments of the tactical picture led the city to the current situation.
- The Russians move in 2 groups of 2 soldiers at a time, a simple and reasonable tactic.
- The Russians are wiping out Osykove and Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, focusing on the first buildings of the settlements first.
- The Russians are also heavily pressuring Ukrainian UAV crews.

Most of the area in yellow is now either a grey-zone or Russian occupied. This information is likely from a week ago.

The IDF claims that they killed two Hezbollah fighters in the area of the Ali al-Taher Hill near the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, who they allege "posed an immediate threat" to Israeli soldiers.

Russian forces have captured the village of Fedorivka Druha, Rai-Oleksandrivka direction, Donetsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~84.
Total land area: ~1.14 km².

The fighting for Fedorivka Druha lasted approximately 3 months.

Serhii Sternenko, who is an Adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, has accused Maksym Lavrynenko, the owner of largest Telegram channel network in Ukraine "Trukha", of operating as a propagandist in the interests of Russia.

This comes shortly after Maksym Lavrynenko announced that he was tracked down by 5 members of the TCC (territorial recruitment) at the personal orders of defence minister Fedorov, after attempting to investigate high-level corruption in the Ukrainian military.

Sternenko alleges that the videos published on the various "Trukha" channels have been used by Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile crews as objective control footage during large-scale attacks to adjust strikes on their targets, and pointed out instances of Trukha being the first channel to post the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kyiv, including recent attacks on the Artem Defence Plant.

Sternenko speculated that Lavrynenko is being protected by unspecified Ukrainian politicians, and expressed support for him being detained by the SBU. He also accused Lavrynenko of attacking defence minister Fedorov in sync with Pro-Russians.

For those wondering:

No, Russia never captured Kupyansk in 2025. The Russian ministry of defence lied.

No, Ukraine never recaptured Kupyansk at the beginning of this year. Ukrainian sources lied.

The city has been contested for over 11 months, since July 2025. Both sides have come somewhat close to occupying the city, but never managed to complete the task.