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>>> Ukrainian troops destroyed a modern Russian Yenisei radar used for air target tracking as part of the enemy’s integrated air defence network.

>>> Units of the Azov Regiment are blocking Russian advances on the Pokrovsk axis, destroying several armoured vehicles and holding key positions.

>>> Ukrainian drones attacked the Neptune plant in Stavropol Krai, Russia, which produces control systems for naval vessels, damaging production lines.

>>> In Orenburg region, GUR drones disabled the country’s only helium production plant, halting output essential for missile manufacturing.

>>> Russia’s Saratov refinery stopped oil intake after a Ukrainian drone strike, further straining Russian fuel supplies.

>>> Fires and explosions were reported in Rossosh, Voronezh region, and Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, after suspected Ukrainian drone activity.

>>> Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reinforced the Pokrovsk direction with additional personnel and equipment to locate and destroy Russian sabotage groups infiltrating Ukrainian lines.

>>> Ukraine became the first country in Europe to test Starlink Direct to Cell, announced by Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, enabling regular smartphones to connect directly to satellites without ground infrastructure.

>>> President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the government to raise the age limit for simplified border crossing from 18 to 22 for study or work abroad, requiring a signed commitment to return.

>>> Each Ukrainian brigade will now receive 7 million hryvnias per battalion to purchase drones and other critical frontline equipment.

>>> Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces are holding defensive lines near Dobropillia and Pokrovsk despite intense battles, with the enemy suffering heavy manpower and equipment losses.