Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian targets, Mariupol port unusable

Ukrainian forces confirmed strikes on a military plant in Cheboksary and the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, as reported by President Zelensky and the Forces of Unmanned Systems. Ukraine's Azov National Guard further detailed a joint operation that rendered Mariupol port unusable for Russian forces. On the front lines, Ukrainian military officials reported 234 combat engagements, repelling 40 Russian assaults in the Pokrovsk sector. Russia launched 207 attack drones from five directions, with Ukraine's Air Force claiming 181 interceptions, though 21 drones reportedly hit 14 sites nationwide. Russian forces sustained approximately 1,190 personnel losses and three tanks.

Sources: Українська правда, Громадське, Радіо Свобода