The Ukrainian units redeployed from the Kupyansk direction to the Vovchansk direction that I reported on a month ago are now taking part in a coordinated series of counterattacks.

These counterattacks are aimed at pushing the Russians back from their positions on the eastern bank of the Siverskyi-Donets River to the western part of Vovahnsk, limiting their bridgehead over the Vovcha River in a similar manner to the localised counteroffensive in the Stepnohirsk area of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Keep in mind, the scale of the assault forces involved is not nearly large enough for this to be considered a "counteroffensive".

Currently, these forces are carrying out assault operations in the area of Lyman, Vilcha, Synelnykove, and the southern outskirts of Vovchansk, achieving tactical advances which threaten Russian formations stationed in the Prylipka-Lyman-Symynivka-Verkhnya Pysarivka-Hrafske area with encirclement.

Ukrainian forces stationed in the Starystya area are counterattacking too, following last month's targeted raids into Russian strongpoints in the large forests north of the village. Although, it is important to mention that these forces were not redeployed from anywhere else, and have been operating in this area for a long time. As such, the scale of the counterattacks in the Starytsya area will be much more limited, and likely completely separate to the larger effort east of the Siverskyi Donets River.

The other part of the forces redeployed to this sector are attempting to stabilise the situation east of Vovchansk, where Russia recently broke through the international border towards the Vovcha River. The fact that some Russian soldiers have managed to cross the Vovcha River and infiltrate additional settlements highlights the critical situation for Ukraine there.

However, these redeployments from Kupyansk occurred due to a lack of available reserves. This means that as a result of these redeployments, the Ukrainian defence in the Kupyansk direction has been weakened, which has allowed Russia to make new tactical advances east of the Oskil River, and significantly increase the presence of their infiltrators in the western and central parts of Kupyansk city.

Russia will likely try to further intensify their assault operations in the Kupyansk direction in the near future in order to take advantage of the fact that the Ukrainian position there is the weakest its been since September 2025.

KAB glide-bombs launched by a Su-34 are flying towards Kherson City.

They will impact in 2-3 minutes.

They impacted the Tomyna Balka area of Kherson Oblast.

4 more KAB-500s launched from a second Su-34 are flying in the same direction.

A series of explosions were heard in Sumy City. No aerial targets were detected, but the sounds of firefighters rushing to the scene are heard.

These might be long range MLRS strikes.

Iskander-M on Mykolaiv Oblast

Flying past Stanislav, Kherson Oblast. This is a cruise missile, not an Iskander-M

Its a Banderol jet drone, approaching Mykolaiv City

Explosion in/near Mykolaiv City.

Edit: probably air defence

Re-appeared, over Mykolaiv City, flying low towards Trykhaty, Mykolaiv Oblast

Explosion in Mykolaiv City. There were two Banderol jet-drones in total.

The explosion heard in Mykolaiv was from the second drone.

The first one is flying past Trykhaty, further to Voznesensk.

A third one is approaching Mykolaiv.

It's all clear for now.

3 Banderol jet drones were used, targeting Mykolaiv City and the Olshanske area of Mykolaiv Oblast.

Hezbollah released footage showing another FPV drone strike on an Israeli Iron Dome launcher, this time in the town of Shomera, northern Israel.

This is the third visually confirmed strike on an Iron Dome launcher, and the second in the last two days.

Hezbollah released footage showing an FPV drone strike on what appears to be an Israeli Humvee vehicle concealed inside a shelter in the town of Al-Bayada, southern Lebanon.

Due to increased Russian FPV drone attacks, Ukrainian authorities indefinitely closed a section of the Kharkiv ring road between Lisne and Kharkiv city to all civilian vehicles.

The IDF claims that soldiers killed a Palestinian fighter who crossed the Yellow Line and approached Israeli positions in the northern Gaza Strip

Massive explosions seen in southern Lebanon following a new wave of Israeli airstrikes.