Ukrainian forces carried out a strike near an oil depot in Oktyabrsky, Volgograd Oblast, targeting an electric substation that provides power to railways, according to multiple reports. Simultaneously, Ukrainian forces reportedly eliminated Colonel Lebedev, commander of Russia’s 83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 69th Division, who was leading assault operations toward Velykyi Burluk from the Belgorod region. The timing of these events is not specified in the provided sources. The strike in Oktyabrsky, identified by coordinates 47.9537512, 43.6385707, is believed to have targeted the electric substation at 47.9627672, 43.6364243, a move seen as a blow to Russian logistics. The targeting of the substation was confirmed by GeoConfirmed and UAControlMap. In military operations, Ukrainian forces have employed a hybrid-design drone with a blended delta wing, canard control surfaces, and a vertical tail fin, resembling elements of Iran’s Shahed and Israel’s IAI Harop loitering munitions. Separately, a Ukrainian Stryker vehicle, equipped with slat armor and a layer of rubber between two layers of slat armor, reportedly withstood multiple Russian drone attacks without damage. On the ground, Russian reports claim advances in the Pokrovskoye (Red Army) direction, with units of the GRV "Center" continuing offensives in areas including Successful, Kotlino, Molodetsky, and the outskirts of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). Fighting is also reported in the northern part of Pershey and the southern part of Pokrovsk. Additionally, Russian forces state they have taken control of both banks of the Kleban-by-by-Buke reservoir in the Konstantinovsky direction and are cleaning Shcherbinovka, with battles ongoing in its northern part and for Katerinovka. In other developments, the European Commission confirmed that Ukraine will receive €3.05 billion as the fourth tranche under the Ukraine Facility, though a delay and cut are in place due to unmet reform commitments. Russia has also been reportedly jamming GPS signals in Baltic countries and Poland, causing significant disruptions to civil aviation, with the strongest interference recorded over Estonia, Finland, and Poland, reportedly originating from Kaliningrad. An explosion was reported in Kharkiv, with eight Ukrainian aerial projectiles directed at the city, and air raid alerts indicated ballistic threats from the north in Dnipro and Pavlograd.
