Russia's overnight drone attack involved over 130 Shaheds, with air defense intercepting 58 and 72 losing tracking. Ukrainian forces struck a major oil depot in Orel, confirmed by General Staff, continuing the pattern of deep strikes from previous days.
North Korean troops' presence in Kursk region emerged as a significant development, with Zelenskyy confirming their deployment in assault operations. Intelligence sources later reported first North Korean casualties, including friendly fire incident killing eight Kadyrov forces.
Terrorist attack in central Dnipro claimed one life and injured police officers, with authorities later detaining a suspect allegedly linked to Russian intelligence services.
Command changes continued in response to Russian pressure, with General Tarnavskyi replacing the commander of Donetsk operational group amid Russian advances near Pokrovsk. Western discussions about peacekeeping deployment and war conclusion scenarios continued in Brussels.