Frontline report

Russian commanders have resorted to harsh measures as losses mount, including firing on their own troops to prevent surrenders.

In a sweeping assault igniting Russian military infrastructure across a 1,500-kilometer arc, Ukrainian forces struck strategic targets from occupied Crimea to the Urals, beginning with a devastating attack on Feodosia's port.

Ukrainian forces have orchestrated a complex maneuver in Kursk Oblast, simultaneously encircling Russian troops in Kremyanoe and near Malaya Loknya.

Russian forces are channeling their supplies to the north in the Lyman direction to facilitate an advance on Nevs'ke. However, Ukrainians acted fast and now threaten to undermine the Russian breakthrough through an uppercut maneuver

In a dramatic turn of events off the Crimean coast, Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-30 fighter jet using a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) during a daring amphibious raid on occupied oil rigs.

Ukrainian forces have captured the border settlements of Volfino and Krasnooktyabr'skiy, continuing their westward push in the Glushkovo salient.

Russian forces conduct intense and costly assaults on Vodyane, underscoring their continued reliance on high-risk strategies in achieving strategic objectives.

Ukrainian forces are encircling Russian troops in two strategic locations in the Kursk Oblast, creating so-called "cauldrons" in Malaya Loknya and Martynovka. These encirclements have isolated substantial Russian formations, cutting off their supply lines and setting the stage for intense clashes.

Russian Armed Forces have set themselves the objective of capturing the Ukrainian town of Borova and reach the Oskil River in the east of Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian Third Assault Brigade conducted a preventive strike on the Russian forces.