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Ukraine’s Defense & Military Developments (1/2)
>>> HUR and the 3rd Assault Corps recaptured Novomykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast. Russian units lost roughly a company of troops. Ukrainian forces now hold the settlement and pressure nearby supply routes.

>>> The Ukrainian Air Force used Su-27s against Russian assault groups near the industrial zone of Kotlyne on the Pokrovsk axis. The strikes broke up staging areas and delayed further pushes.

>>> The 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade destroyed a TOS-1 “Solntsepyok” on the Zaporizhzhia front. This removed a key area-denial asset from the sector.

>>> A Yak-52 crew member shot down a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone with rifle fire over southern Ukraine. The incident shows how improvised counter-UAV methods work at low altitude.

>>> SBU/GUR drones hit Russian equipment in occupied Crimea. Reports noted secondary blasts at storage sites.

>>> Ukraine presented the “Long Neptune” (range up to 1,000 km). The extended fuselage increases fuel capacity and reach for deep strikes on airfields and command nodes.

>>> Ukraine unveiled a guided aerial bomb with a glide kit for legacy jets. This expands standoff options and complements Western precision stocks.

>>> Assault operations near Myrnohrad: Bradley IFVs from the 225th Assault Regiment broke through several tree-line strongpoints. Units secured trenches and took prisoners.