In the Rai-Oleksandrivka direction, Russian forces continued to advance, capturing new positions in three different areas.

In the northeast, Russia forces consolidated in the low-lying ground southeast of of Nykyforivka, and gained a foothold west of the Vasyukivka River, linking up with other forces in the southern part of Nykyforivka. Other assault groups captured positions in the treelines on the tactical heights overlooking the village.

To the southwest, the Russians continued advancing along the treelines southwest of Nykyforivka, and began infiltrating even further west towards the rear of Pryvillya, operationally encircling the remaining Ukrainian formations south of the tributary of the Vasyukivka River, where Russian assault operations are now underway.

To the west, Russian forces were able to consolidate in the southern part of Pryvillya following earlier infiltrations, and are continuing to fight for the rest of the village.

+ ~5.42 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces continued their assault operations and have made additional deep infiltrations.

In the east, following earlier attacks, Russian forces managed to entrench in the northern part of Petropavlivka, south of a tributary of the Hnylytsya River. From there, they crossed another tributary entered the centre of the village, before crossing the Hnylytsya River itself and capturing positions in the western part of the village. Attacks are now underway on the remaining Ukrainian positions in the village centre, as well as on the Ukrainian strongpoints to the northeast.

Additionally, Russian forces managed to enter the large forest south of Kucherivka from the western part of Petropavlivka and from the industrial zone of Kupyansk, as well as almost the entire village of Podoly which is now largely in the grey-zone. Some small groups of DRGs were able to reach even further, entering the forest west of Podoly and even the northern streets of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi.

In the west, the Russians began attempts at recapturing positions in the area of School No. 7 and the milk factory in northeastern Kupyansk. Additionally, they were able to further improve their positions in northwestern Kupyansk and are attacking Ukrainian positions on Selyanskyy Street.

+ ~3.45 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Bilyi Kolodyaz, Ternova, and Lyptsi directions, Russian forces continued their assault operations, making additional progress.

In the east, Russian forces consolidated in the central part of Hfraske, following attacks from the north and east, and have begun fighting for the southern streets of the village. They also managed to capture a large part of the forest west of Symynivka, and continued assault operations in the direction of southern Symynivka.

To the west, the Russians continued attacking Ukrainian positions in the southernmost part of Starytsya, but have not achieved any recent success. They also carried out a number of unsuccessful attacks on Zelene, and are now trying to gain a foothold in the first houses of the village.

+ ~2.23 km² in favour of Russia.

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With the end of the energy truce, Russia is completing its preparations for the next large-scale, combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, which will likely take place in the coming days.

- 3-4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers redeployed from Ukrainka Airbase in the Far East to either Engels-2 or Olenya Airbase.

- Iskander-M ballistic missiles have been delivered to OTRK installations in Kursk Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Rostov Oblast, and Crimea.

- Accumulation of Geran-2 drones has slowed in recent days, but there is still more than enough ready for this next attack.

- At least 1 Su-57 has been equipped with Kh-59/69 cruise missiles at Akhtubinsk Airbase, Astrakhan Oblast.

Russian forces have captured the village of Pryluky, Omelnyk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~58.
Total land area: ~0.51 km².

Update:

All Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers that are currently on combat duty have redeployed from Ukrainka Airbase in the far east to Engels-2/Olenya/Dyagilevo.

As of now, 2 flights to Olenya and 1 flight to Engels-2 have been confirmed. 1 other aircraft is still airborne. It's landing location, along with 3 others, will be clarified later.

Presumably, they were already equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles.

Interestingly, 1 Tu-95MS which was previously used for training purposes has redeployed from Ukrainka Airbase to western Russia. It's unclear whether it will also take part in the next large-scale missile attack on Ukraine.

A Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile struck a Ukrainian HIMARS GMLRS launcher near the village of Mala Ivanivka, Kharkiv Oblast.

It's currently unclear if this was a real launcher or a decoy.

Ukrainian HIMARS have been increasingly targeting Belgorod City in recent weeks, so it would make sense for there to be an increased number of Russian strikes on their positions.

Coordinates: 50.14666, 35.75583

Israeli fighter jets have entered Lebanese airspace. An Israeli reconnaissance drone is currently circling over Ain Qana.

Three Israeli airstrikes have targeted the town of Kfar Tibnit, southern Lebanon.

One Israeli airstrike also targeted Ain Qana, southern Lebanon.

The IDF claims that the target of the airstrikes were weapons warehouses used by Hezbollah.

Most/all of the Tu-95MS landed at Olenya Airbase, Murmansk Oblast, with none flying to Engels-2 Airbase. 7 were redeployed from Ukrainka Airbase in total.

That being said, this next attack will likely take place either tonight or tomorrow night. The highest threat is to Kyiv Oblast, Lviv Oblast, Volyn Oblast, Ternopil Oblast, and Zhytomyr Oblast. Other areas in central Ukraine may also be targeted.

Two explosions were heard in Sumy City from Russian Iskander-M strikes.

Two Iskanders were launched from the area of Tomarovka, Belgorod Oblast, and impacted a target somewhere south of Sumy City.