Geolocated footage shows Russian forces raising their flag over two key administrative buildings in eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian forces advanced in multiple areas of Kursk Oblast, according to the ISW.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces advance along railway toward Vyshneve, threatening to encircle Ukrainian Kara Dag Brigade defending Selydove near Pokrovsk.
The fall of Selydove would give Russian forces control of vital ground along the E50 highway, effectively compromising Ukraine's southern defense line to Pokrovsk.
Russians advanced near Selydove, potentially forcing a Ukrainian withdrawal, but this gain jeopardizes their main push toward the strategic city of Pokrovsk, per ISW.
Russian commanders ordered repeated assaults on Selydove's northern flank, racing to achieve their objectives before autumn rains turn Ukrainian fields into impassable mud.
Russia is likely attempting to advance towards the towns of Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, and Selydove in DOnetsk Oblast, intensifying efforts in the Pokrovsk direction, the Ukrainian military says.
Ukrainian military forces shot down all 13 Russian drones that attacked Ukraine overnight and into the morning. Meanwhile, one of the Russian missile strikes killed a 63-year-old Donetsk Oblast woman.
Russian shelling attacks kill one and injured seven civilians in Selydove, Donetsk Oblast, damaging residential buildings, educational facilities, and cars, per local authorities.