A married couple was detained and charged for gathering and sharing military information with Russian intelligence, while the wife also reportedly spread pro-Russian propaganda online.
Drone debris wounded a woman. Russia’s Zaporizhzhia bombing left 10 dead, including children, and 27 injured, with 3 killed and 20 injured in separate attacks elsewhere.
Ukrainian sources told CNN Pyongyang's soldiers arrived in occupied Mariupol, and operate in Kharkiv Oblast. Regional military command denied the Kharkiv report.
Yuriy Fedorenko, commander of the "Achilles" battalion of Ukraine’s 92nd separate assault brigade, expressed confidence that Russian occupiers will not succeed in fully capturing the city of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region before the end of the year, despite ongoing efforts and pressure.
Russians made incremental gains in Kursk Oblast, near Kupiansk, Kreminna, and Vuhledar; Ukrainians reclaimed positions in Kharkiv Oblast and near Toretsk.
Air defenses successfully intercepted 66 Shaheds. Russia's additional artillery and aerial strikes cause civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.