The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that it struck three more cargo ships in the western Black Sea using Geran-4 jet-drones overnight.

They also claimed to have struck a cargo ship at the Mykolaiv Port. Due to this port being shut since 2022, this was likely one of the ships which has been trapped there for the duration of the war.

The Russian MoD has not issued any statements regarding the Oniks supersonic cruise missile strikes on the city of Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast, that occurred a little over an hour ago.

Today was the 23rd day of Russia's new massive strike campaign on Ukrainian port infrastructure.

Clearer footage showing the aftermath of Russia's KAB glide-bomb strikes on the bridge in Slovyansk reveals that one side of the bridge remains standing, and is still passable for lighter vehicles. Civilians can be seen moving to and from the eastern suburbs using the bridge.

Because Ukraine almost exclusively uses ordinary cars for logistics nowadays, they will still be able to use the bridge for the time being. Although, Russia may repeatedly strike the bridge in the future. Additionally, a large section of the road's anti-drone net was destroyed in the strikes, providing an entrance for Russian FPV drones. The heavy damage to the bridge will make it impossible to repair the netting.

A Ukrainian drone shot down by Russian air defence crashed into a crowded beach near the city of Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, killing at least 3 civilians and injuring 13 others.

The governor of Krasnodar Krai confirmed that this was caused by falling debris, rather than a direct strike.

Additional close-up footage of the mostly-destroyed bridge in eastern Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast, which was struck by multiple Russian KAB glide-bombs last night.

Only one-third of the bridge remains standing and passable. A civilian vehicle driving across the bridge at the time of the strikes is seen lying in the river. The driver was not killed.

Another cargo ship has been struck by Russian Geran-4 jet-drone(s) off the coast of Odesa, in the western Black Sea.

A fire can be seen burning onboard.

Kostyantynivka direction, interesting tactical information.

Around a week ago, two Russian groups of 4+4 total entered eastern Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka seemingly from an eastern direction and were eliminated.
Using this information, I drew the most likely route that was taken by those Russians.
It is unknown if one of those Russians was the one that waved to a Russian drone at the entrance of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka.

This infiltration currently remains a one-time event, but the Russians are now infiltrating frequently, almost up to Izhevka itself, and more infiltrations replicating this event can't be ruled out.

Ukrainian units in Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka should remain attentive, especially in the center and southern part of the settlement.

Advisor to the president of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak -

“Zelenskyy proposes a ceasefire in the air, an energy truce, a freeze of the war along the front line, and the start of difficult negotiations. He is also ready to meet with Putin”

Aftermath of a Russian Geran-2/4 drone strike on a petrol station in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

At least 3 civilians were killed in the attack.

Aftermath of today's two Russian Oniks supersonic cruise missile strikes on the city of Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast. The missiles targeted a car assembly factory.

Notably, the accuracy of these missiles appears to be much higher compared to previous Oniks strikes on Odesa Oblast, which often saw the missiles impacting open areas or falling in rivers.

Coordinates: 46.31427, 30.63824

Ukrainian drones struck another Russian "Wildberries" warehouse, this time in Vladimir Oblast, resulting in a large fire breaking out.

The regional governor reported that the fire has reached a size of 100,000 m², and that fire crews from Ivanovo and Moscow Oblast have been deployed to fight the blaze.

The death toll from the Ukrainian drone crash on a crowded beach near the city of Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, has risen to 6, including 3 children.

At least 40 others were injured.

A few hours ago, an extremely unusual event occurred in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where a Russian Su-34 aircraft flew within 7 km of the frontline to carry out simulated launch maneuvers of KAB glide-bombs.

The aircraft then looped back around and carried out a second simulated launch maneuver around 2 minutes after the first. No munitions were actually launched.

For reference, Su-34s typically launch glide-bombs from around 40-45 km behind the frontline to avoid being shot down by Patriot PAC-2/3 interceptors. It's possible that this aircraft was probing to see if there would be any air defence response by the Ukrainians.

The claims of an organised withdrawal seem to primarily be about excusing why Russia has made progress here rather than reporting the truth. A core problem is that the sources that have claimed this (which as far as I'm aware are primarily western pro-Ukrainians rather than primary sources) are basing their understanding of this front off Deepstate which is 6+ months behind.

A sudden Russian 'breakthrough' is the claim based off the distance they seem to have covered from Deepstate's frontline vs new geolocations, but if you use more up to date maps (such as AMK's here or Suriyak's) then the distance they have pushed is not nearly as far. It looks more like months of slow Russian pressure paying off a bit rather than any planned withdrawal or major breakthrough.

*Regarding the recent Russian advances in the Dobropillya direction.

I agree. I don't think there is any organised withdrawal. This is a result of critical Ukrainian manpower shortages.