Today’s Highlights:
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have successfully stabilized the situation in the Kharkiv region, but are still facing challenges in the Donbass region.
- Russian troops are extending their control to the north and south of Chasovo Yar on the Bahmut front.
- Ukrainian forces have repelled the enemy in the urban area of Volchansk, leaving the northern part of the city in ruins.
- Ongoing combined strikes on Ukraine targeting energy facilities and military airfields.
- The destruction of a Russian S-300/S-400 air defense missile system near Belgorod marks the first successful use of Western weapons on Russian soil.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin claims a significantly lower casualty rate for the Russian Armed Forces in the war.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announces the transfer of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to the AFU.
- The latest US military aid package includes ammunition for air defense systems, HIMARS, howitzers, and M113 armored vehicles.
Frontline Update
Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovets acknowledges that while progress has been made in the Kharkiv region, the AFU continues to face challenges in the eastern operational zone. Battles near Ocheretino in the Avdiivka area pose a threat, with Russians engaging in combat for control of Sokol village. Social media is abuzz with footage of clashes, including a confrontation between a Russian BTR-82A and a Ukrainian BMP Bradley. Russian forces persist in their efforts to reach the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway.
Source: theins.ru