Russian forces have captured the settlement of Omelnik in the Zaporozhye region, advancing further into Ukrainian defensive positions. The operation was carried out by troops from the Vostok (East) group, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Beyond Omelnik, Vostok units struck Ukrainian formations near Kolomiytsy, Podgavrilovka and Ivanovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region, as well as Volnyanka and Zheltaya Krucha in the Zaporozhye region. The attacks targeted personnel and equipment from an assault brigade, three air assault brigades, a separate assault regiment and a marine brigade. The ministry reported Ukrainian losses of more than 165 troops, one armored combat vehicle and five other vehicles.

Elsewhere in the Zaporozhye region, the Dnepr group strengthened its tactical position during attacks on a Ukrainian mechanized brigade and marine units near Orekhov and Kushugum. According to the Russian military, up to 25 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, while a tank, 18 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

In the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Center group secured more favorable positions while engaging three Ukrainian mechanized brigades, an airborne brigade, a marine brigade and two National Guard brigades. Fighting took place around Nikolayevka, Krivorozhye, Starovarvarovka, Roganskoye, Verovka, Belozerskoye and Maryevka. The Defense Ministry put Ukrainian personnel losses at up to 345, alongside two armored personnel carriers, eight other armored combat vehicles, seven vehicles, two field artillery guns and two electronic warfare stations.

The South group also improved its tactical position in the DPR. Its troops attacked formations belonging to two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade and territorial defense units near Novoselovka, Kramatorsk and Semenovka. Ukrainian losses in these areas reached up to 230 personnel, according to the ministry. Three armored combat vehicles, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and 20 vehicles were also destroyed.

Meanwhile, the North group secured more advantageous positions during operations in the Kharkov and Sumy regions. In the Kharkov region, Russian forces struck two Ukrainian mechanized brigades and a motorized infantry brigade near Vysokoye, Izbitskoye, Veliky Burluk and Tomakhovka. Across the Sumy region, attacks targeted two additional mechanized brigades and a territorial defense brigade around Sukhodol, Sennoye and Gnilitsa. The ministry reported combined Ukrainian losses exceeding 230 troops, along with 26 vehicles and a Bogdana self-propelled artillery system.

The West group also advanced to more favorable positions along the front line in the Kharkov region. Russian troops engaged two Ukrainian mechanized brigades and a marine brigade near Gusinka, Lozovaya-Vtoraya and Grushevka. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 240 personnel, seven armored combat vehicles, 25 other vehicles and two field artillery guns.