Smoke is seen rising over Kherson City following multiple Russian KAB glide-bomb strikes.

Regarding the situation in Kupyansk:

With other sectors of the frontline taking priority in the information space, Kupyansk has been left without much coverage, despite the continued high intensity of battles within the city. As such, maps from the Russian and Ukrainian sides have slowly started drifting further and further away from each other, due to a lack of capacity within the information and OSINT space for holding them accountable.

Over the last few weeks, I have managed to clarify the situation based on information from soldiers on the ground and open source data. The following is the current situation, although, as usual, there is a large margin of error as usual due to how fluid the frontlines are nowadays:

Russian forces continue to hold eastern Kupyansk, despite claims by most Ukrainian sources. Any Ukrainian presence here is small and insignificant, and does not prevent Russia from maintaining control over the urban areas. From here, Russia is accumulating troops and launching assault operations south into Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi from multiple directions, although they are struggling to achieve much success.

In northwestern Kupyansk, the Ukrainian command deployed reinforcements to conduct a series of counterattacks and clearing operations against a growing Russian presence, which only got worse once Russia recaptured the eastern Districts, allowing them to bring large numbers of soldiers cross the Oskil River to the city centre for infiltrations. As a result of these counterattacks, Ukrainian forces recaptured the area of the Bakery, the high-rise residential blocks, and some positions around the stadium. Russian forces are actively counterattacking from the city centre, trying to recapture the high-rise buildings and stadium.

In the western and southwestern districts of Kupyansk, Ukrainian forces counterattacked against growing Russian infiltrations, recapturing the Kupyansk Railway Station and adjacent residential areas. Russian forces expanded their zone of control in the city centre, recapturing the city administrative building and reaching the central market from the north.

Since then, Russian soldiers have begun infiltrating in small groups to the southwestern high-rise micro-district and southern residential areas, as well as to the residential areas north of the railway station. This, combined with heavy Russian drone, artillery, MLRS, and KAB strikes is preventing Ukraine from regaining a foothold in the city centre, with all of their recent attacks from the railway station seemingly being repelled.

So, as usual, neither the Russian or Ukrainian maps reflect reality, and the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Anyone seriously paying attention to the war obviously knows that the claims by the Russian Ministry of Defence of full control over Kupyansk are completely ludicrous, but at the same time, the Ukrainian Deepstate map shows a similarly ridiculous layout of the frontline, which is contradicted by all available data.

The Russian Ministry of Defence issued a statement regarding their overnight combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine.

They claim to have struck military-industrial enterprises in Kyiv, involved in the production of components, warheads, and solid-propellant boosters for FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles; and components for "Khrushch" and "Gaarpia" interceptor drones and other strike UAVs.

Additionally, they claim to have struck workshops at the metallurgical plant in Kryvyi Rih involved in producing rolled steel used in the production of military equipment.

Furthermore, they announced targeting the Kremenchuk Oil Refinery, which reportedly stores fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian military, as well as a cargo ship anchored at Odesa Port allegedly transporting equipment for the Ukrainian military.

They're trying to get my account banned by mass-botting my posts.

Now look - I don't know if its Pro-Ukrainians or Pro-Russians. But I can almost guarantee you its not actual Ukrainians or actual Russians lol.

I must say, the difference between Russians/Ukrainians and Pro-Russian/Pro-Ukrainian westerner larpers is insane. Actual Russians and Ukrainians have almost always been very respectful towards me, even if we dont agree on everything.

I 100% agree. They are so much more detached from reality in general.

Mid-range drones of the Ukrainian Navy struck a (claimed) launch position of a Russian K-300P Bastion-P missile complex in Crimea, which is used to launch Oniks supersonic cruise missiles and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles.

Russian Geran-2/4 drones struck multiple more valuable rear Ukrainian targets, including a (claimed) warehouse containing military equipment near Odesa; a (claimed) quadcopter depot in the village of Havrylivka, Kharkiv Oblast; and a (claimed) ammunition depot in the town of Novomykolaivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Ukrainian drones struck the "Kamensky Combine" in Rostov Oblast, which is reportedly used to produce solid rocket fuel for rockets of the Urugan, Smerch, and Tornado-S systems.

NASA FIRMS data confirmed that a large fire broke out at the facility following the strikes.

At least 5 civilians were killed in the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky as a result of the Ukrainian drone atack on the "Kamensky Combine" facility.

Based on Russian Ministry of Defence claims of shooting down over 150 Ukrainian drones, this would be the largest attack on Rostov Oblast since the beginning of the war.

A few minutes ago, a Russian Su-57/30 aircraft flying near Rylsk, Kursk Oblast, attempted to shoot down a Ukrainian tactical aircraft flying near Voronizh, Sumy Oblast, with an R-37/77 air-to-air missile.

A Su-57, Su-30, and Su-35 continue to circle near Kurchatov and Zheleznogorsk, northern Kursk Oblast.

Update: They flew away, back to their home airbases.

During last night's combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, Russia launched a record number of jet-drones in proportion to the total number of drone launches.

Out of 106+ drones launched, at least 70 of them were Geran-4/5 jet-drones - over 66% of total launches, while the rest were ordinary Geran-2/Gerbera drones.

A Russian Geran-4 jet-drone struck another "Epicentr" shopping centre, this time in Odesa, resulting in a large fire breaking out. Additional drones are detected over Odesa right now.

Russia has been repeatedly striking Epicentr shopping centres in recent weeks, targeting their facilities in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv Oblast, Kryvyi Rih, and Sumy. This comes as Ukrainian drones attack Russian "Wildberries" warehouses across Russia, and a "Galaktika" Shopping Centre in Yenakijeve, Russian-controlled Donetsk Oblast.

At least 6 more drones are flying to/over Odesa, including 3 Geran-4 jet-drones.

Explosions in Odesa. Likely impacting the Odesa Port.

Ukrainian MiG-29(s) are flying over Odesa right now.