Ukrainian forces conducted a significant underground advance near Kupyansk, while Russian ballistic missile strikes targeted Kyiv’s Southern Bridge and energy infrastructure. Houthi forces claimed a ballistic missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery.
1. Kinetic Strike Log (5W)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Kharkiv, Slobozhanskyi district
Who/With What: Russian forces / UAV
Effect: Damage to the ‘Budmen’ construction hypermarket, including walls, roof, glazing, and interior. [B2] (Source: eRadarrua, RVvoenkor, belpepel)
- [Yemen/Saudi Arabia | Day] Where: Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia
Who/With What: Houthi forces / Ballistic missile
Effect: Claimed strike on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery, causing large fires. Saudi-led coalition claimed to have destroyed two ballistic missiles heading towards Riyadh. [C3] (Source: ClashReport, DDGeopolitics, GeoPWatch, MilitaryNewsEN)
- [Ukraine | Night] Where: Kyiv, Podilskyi district; Southern Bridge, Kyiv
Who/With What: Russian forces / Ballistic missiles (16 reported, 4 ‘Iskander’ specifically mentioned for Southern Bridge)
Effect: Damage to the Southern Bridge, including a large hole, closing it to road and rail traffic. Damage to a DTEK office, a university campus, a park, and residential buildings. Unspecified damage to non-residential buildings on Konstantinovska Street, suspected to be a UAV production and storage facility. [B2] (Source: Slavyangrad, ToBeOr_Official, RVvoenkor, sashakots, boris_rozhin, ukraine_watch, CIT_en)
- [Russia | Day] Where: Voronezh, Voronezhsintezkauchuk plant
Who/With What: Ukrainian Defense Forces / UAV
Effect: Crater near a new polybutadiene production unit. No visible damage to the unit itself. [B2] (Source: kiber_boroshno)
- [Russia | Day] Where: Orel, Proton plant
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces / Missile strike
Effect: Increased death toll to five, with seven injured remaining in hospitals. Damage to the plant, which produces components for Russian weaponry. [C3] (Source: astrapress, wargonzo, mediazzzona)
- [Russia | Day] Where: Bryansk region (Novy Ropsk, Sachkovichi)
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces / MLRS, UAV
Effect: One 53-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds in Novy Ropsk from MLRS shelling. The driver of a moving bus was wounded in Sachkovichi due to a UAV attack. [C3] (Source: astrapress)
- [Syria | Day] Where: Daraa province
Who/With What: Royal Jordanian Air Force / F-16AM with BLU-111 JDAM bombs
Effect: Strikes on ‘terrorist organization shelters’ in response to an attack on Al-Hammouda Orthodox Church. Syrian authorities reported five civilian deaths and closed the Nassib border crossing. [C3] (Source: milinfolive, SyriaMonitor)
- [Ukraine | Night] Where: Ukrainka, Berezhne
Who/With What: Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) / FAB-500 bombs with UMPK glide kits
Effect: Strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces deployment sites. Five FAB-500s hit a unit of the 31st Separate Protection Brigade in Ukrainka, and four FAB-500s hit a unit of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade in Berezhne. [C3] (Source: intelslava)
- [Ukraine | Night] Where: Dyakove, Ohorodnye (Luhansk region); Krasnohorivka (Donetsk region); Luhansk, Antratsyt, Tymonove (Luhansk region); Lahidne, Antratsyt (Luhansk region); Novopetrivka (Zaporizhzhia region)
Who/With What: Ukrainian Defense Forces / Unspecified means
Effect: Ammunition depots destroyed in Dyakove and Ohorodnye. Concentration of Russian armament and military equipment hit in Krasnohorivka. Material and technical supply depots destroyed in Luhansk, Antratsyt, and Tymonove. Concentrations of Russian manpower hit in Lahidne, Antratsyt, and Novopetrivka. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Verkhovtsevo railway station, Dnipropetrovsk region
Who/With What: Russian forces / Geran-4 jet UAV
Effect: Strike on VL8-451 locomotive. [C3] (Source: two_majors, Slavyangrad)
- [Russia | Day] Where: Moscow
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces / UAVs
Effect: Six UAVs destroyed while approaching Moscow. Later, another six UAVs were reported destroyed. [C3] (Source: astrapress)
- [Iran | Day] Where: East of the Strait of Hormuz
Who/With What: Iranian army / Naval mine
Effect: Strike on a violating oil tanker, causing damage and fire. [C3] (Source: AlHaqNews)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces / FPV drone
Effect: FPV drone hit Russian personnel. [B2] (Source: combat_ftg2)
2. Identified Equipment, Armament, and Combat Modifications
UAVs and Counter-UAV Systems
- Model: Geran-4 jet UAV
Observed striking a VL8-451 locomotive near Verkhovtsevo station, Dnipropetrovsk region. [B2] (Source: two_majors, Slavyangrad)
- Model: Geran-5K5 (tail number 3301)
Observed resting on a field in Ukrainian territory, indicating a shift to jet-powered Geran drones. [B2] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Model: FPV-drone Kolibri 10″ Advance
Integrated with Aura AI homing system by TAF Industries, enabling target tracking and automatic object detection. [C3] (Source: milinua)
- Model: Modular lattice protection kit for 122-mm MLRS BM-21B ‘BelGrad’
Developed by Belarus’s State Military-Industrial Committee, designed to protect the cabin, ammunition racks, and launcher from drones. Can be installed in field conditions. [C3] (Source: wargonzo)
- Model: ‘Sovenok’ all-weather observation and surveillance complex
Used by Russian mobile fire groups on the Dnipropetrovsk direction to combat Ukrainian attack UAVs in low visibility conditions. Integrates thermal imager, high-resolution video camera, and stabilization platform. [C3] (Source: epoddubny)
- Model: Helsing AD-1 Inferno
Jet-powered interceptor drone designed to counter high-speed, jet-powered drones. [C3] (Source: BSKY: osintradar)
- Model: Auterion Talon
Interceptor drone launched from a handheld launcher, tested by the German army. [C3] (Source: milinua)
Missile Systems
- Model: PAC-3 interceptors
Poland selected to host a new European maintenance facility for these missiles, in cooperation with Lockheed Martin and the US government. [A1] (Source: przemysl, global, Lockheed Martin)
- Model: ‘Flamingo’ cruise missile
Ukrainian company Fire Point stated that production will cease, and it was primarily a political statement rather than a ‘superweapon’. This claim is disputed by other sources, stating it was taken out of context. [C3] (Source: boris_rozhin, Slavyangrad, rybar, intelslava, two_majors, ToBeOr_Official)
- Model: RM-48U missiles from S-400 systems
Reportedly fired by Russia at Kyiv’s energy infrastructure. [D4] (Source: BSKY: osintradar)
Other Equipment
- Model: F-16AM with BLU-111 JDAM bombs
Used by Royal Jordanian Air Force in strikes against targets in Daraa province, Syria. [B2] (Source: milinfolive)
- Model: VL8-451 locomotive
Struck by a Geran-4 jet UAV near Verkhovtsevo station, Dnipropetrovsk region. [B2] (Source: two_majors, Slavyangrad)
- Model: UAZ ‘Bukhanka’ vehicle
Transferred to assault troops of a tank formation of the ‘Vostok’ Group of Forces from Buryatia. [C3] (Source: boris_rozhin)
3. Unit Dislocation and Activity (ORBAT Tracker)
- Unit Name/Number: 31st Separate Protection Brigade (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Deployment site in Ukrainka struck by five FAB-500 bombs with UMPK glide kits. [C3] (Source: intelslava)
- Unit Name/Number: 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Deployment site in Berezhne struck by four FAB-500 bombs with UMPK glide kits. [C3] (Source: intelslava)
- Unit Name/Number: 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment ‘Khartiya’ (Ukrainian National Guard)
Personnel data compromised by Russian hackers after a junior lieutenant clicked a phishing link. Involved in ‘Veles’ operation near Kupyansk, advancing over 15 km underground, destroying over 100 Russian occupiers, and capturing over 30. [C3] (Source: ramzayiegokomanda, warriorsukrainian, ssternenko, insiderUKR)
- Unit Name/Number: 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Pilots engaged and destroyed infiltrated Russian occupiers in the Lyman direction. [B2] (Source: ButusovPlus)
- Unit Name/Number: 50th Separate UAV Brigade ‘Varyag’ (Russian Armed Forces)
Operators conducted strikes with Geran-4 Siker and Gerbera kamikaze drones on warehouses, including Imperial Brands, and a logistics center ‘Epicenter’ in Kharkiv. [B2] (Source: milinfolive)
- Unit Name/Number: 411th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Systems ‘Hawks’ (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Operators detected and destroyed enemy antennas. [B2] (Source: warriorsukrainian)
- Unit Name/Number: 1st Mechanized Battalion, 53rd Brigade (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Conducted a clearing operation in Mala Dybrova as part of offensive operation ‘Vivaldi’. [B2] (Source: yigal_levin)
- Unit Name/Number: North Group of Forces (Russian Armed Forces)
Assault units pressing enemy defense positions in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, establishing a buffer zone. Decimated enemy groups in Konotop, Korenyok, Sukhodil, Luzhki, Vakalivshchyna, Maryino, Romny, Voronyizh, Khoten, Velyka Rybytsia, Mykyilske, Velykyy Burluk, Buhayivka, Rubyzhne, Berezhne, Fedoryvka, Kolodzyane, Ternovo, Derhachi, Izbitske. Advanced southwards near Nova Kozacha, Alyisyivka, Prykolotne, and Malyiy Burluk. [C3] (Source: two_majors)
- Unit Name/Number: Center Group of Forces (Russian Armed Forces)
Assault troops gradually advancing in Dobropillia, Donetsk region, with drone operators controlling approaches to settlements. [C3] (Source: rybar, rybar_in_english)
- Unit Name/Number: International Legion of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, including ‘Freedom of Russia’ Legion
Utilizing interceptor drones against Russian attack drones, specifically Shahed-type. [C3] (Source: BSKY: militarnyi.com, DIUkraine)
- Unit Name/Number: 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine ‘Khartiya’
Carrying out ‘Veles’ operation near Kupyansk, advancing over 15 km underground, destroying over 100 Russian occupiers, and capturing over 30. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian, ssternenko, insiderUKR)
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