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>>> Assault elements of the 3rd Assault Brigade cleared Russian positions in the industrial zone of Ridkodub on the Lyman axis, improving Ukrainian tactical posture there.
>>> In the Dnipro delta, the 40th Coastal Defense Brigade destroyed a Russian boat loaded with personnel, complicating enemy riverine movements.
>>> Near Oleksiyivka in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian forces eliminated a Russian S-300 launcher and the 9S36 radar of a Buk system, further eroding the opponent’s layered air defense.
>>> Overnight strikes in Russia’s Rostov region set ablaze two radar sites; among them, a long-range Nebo-U early-warning station was reported hit, narrowing Russia’s situational awareness near the border.
>>> Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said the Armed Forces are building a layered system to counter Shahed/Geran drones, combining air defense and electronic warfare to blunt saturation attacks.
>>> Ukrainian industry accelerated: Fire Point unveiled plans for its own FP-7 and FP-9 ballistic missiles and new air-defense systems, complementing the recently presented FP-2 strike drone.
>>> Russian channels claim Antonov is testing a land-launched cruise missile concept labeled An-202/203/204 with a potential range up to 2,830 km, linked to the Flamingo line; Ukraine has not publicly confirmed the program.
>>> Ukraine’s Dnipro Strategic Grouping assessed that Russia has lost up to 60,000 troops over ten months assaulting the Pokrovsk axis, underscoring the staggering human cost of Moscow’s effort for marginal ground.
>>> In occupied Kherson region’s village of Tarasivka, a drone strike set a large fuel tank at a gas station ablaze, signaling continued Ukrainian precision hits on occupation-era logistics.