Russian forces continue to advance across several sectors of the front, according to the Ministry of Defense. Units of the «Center» group have taken control of the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

During the fighting, Russian troops inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian manpower and equipment. Multiple Ukrainian formations came under concentrated strikes — including six mechanized brigades, a ranger brigade, two assault brigades, two air assault brigades, an assault regiment, two marine brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and three units of the National Guard. Battles took place near Belitskoye, Novonikolaevka, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeisk (Ukrainian name — Pokrovsk) in the DPR, as well as Vladimirovka and Novopodgorodnoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.

The Defense Ministry estimated Ukrainian losses at over 460 personnel. Two Kazak armored vehicles, five trucks, and two field artillery guns were reported destroyed.

On the Dnepropetrovsk axis, the «Vostok» group continued its offensive, advancing deeper into Ukrainian defenses and completing the liberation of Alekseevka.

Russian strikes targeted elements of two mechanized brigades, two assault regiments, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Clashes occurred near Novoye, Novouspenovskoye, Uspenovka, and Poltavka in the Zaporozhye Region, as well as Danilovka, Privolye, and Kolomiytsevo in Dnepropetrovsk Region.

According to the ministry, Ukrainian forces lost up to 290 soldiers, along with two armored personnel carriers, one infantry fighting vehicle, sixteen vehicles, one artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.