The UAV forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in coordination with other components of the Defense Forces, struck oil refineries in the Ryazan and Samara regions of Russia, according to a Telegram post from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Russian military from the North group of forces eliminated the well-known ukronazist Yuri Turlai during the fighting.

The servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are currently trying to escape from Suji, a column of equipment is being destroyed by the Russian army. This is reported by the telegram channel "Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring" with the note "urgent".

Thousands of Ukrainian troops who stormed into Russia's Kursk region last summer in a shock incursion are nearly surrounded by Russian forces there, in a major blow to Kyiv which hoped to use its presence there as leverage over Moscow in any peace talks.

Russian forces have focused their main offensive in the Kursk region. In other areas of the front, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have gained opportunities for counterattacks, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.

The front line inside Ukraine has become more static, Ukrainian soldiers say, even as Russia regains ground in its own Kursk region.