Russian forces have captured the village of Volodymyrivka, Khotin direction, Sumy Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~149
Land area: ~0.45km²

With these recent advances, Russia now controls 6 villages and contests one other in Sumy Oblast.

Controlled: Volodymyrivka, Veselivka, Bilovody, Zhuravka, Loknya and Basivka.
Contested: Vodolahy.

All incursion zones across the international border have been linked up and Russian forces are on the northern outskirts of the first "large" settlement in Sumy Oblast: Yunakivka.

The total area of Sumy Oblast controlled by Russia is ~113.55km².

Unidentified missile in the direction of Ulyanivka, Sumy Oblast.

Further to Holubivka. Its a cruise missile.

Explosion in Mykolaivka, Sumy Oblast. It was heard from Sumy City.

It was probably a Kh-31P anti-radar missile.

2 more Tu-95MS strategic bombers have redeployed from Engels-2 Airbase to Olenya Airbase, likely after being equipped by Kh-101 cruise missiles. These were the ones which took part in the first attack as the ones from the second attack already flew back to Olenya.

This would bring the total number of Tu-95s equipped with Kh-101 missiles stationed at Olenya to 6.

The city of Rafah in southern Gaza no longer exists.

Germany has lifted all restrictions on the types of weapons that Germany and its allies can supply to Ukraine. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also stated that there are no limits set by the British, French or the US either.

This opens the way to the supply of Taurus cruise missiles; however, this would be a long way away as it would take 6 months to integrate them into the Su-24M, including 2 months to install the weapon and another 4 months to prepare the personnel, and another 12-18 months for this process to take place for F-16s.

A Russian FPV drone flying over Kharkiv City, ~28 km from the frontline.

In the Yunakivka direction, Russian forces made significant progress in Sumy Oblast and advanced on a wide front.

Russian forces completed the capture of the village of Bilovody, advancing from their positions in the centre of the village and capturing the southernmost houses. They also advanced from the western part to the southwestern houses, while seizing further positions in the adjacent forest plantations. To the west, they advanced down the treeline from positions in the village of Veselivka, reaching the southeastern approaches of the village of Vodolahy, and seizing positions on the tactical heights.

To the west, Russian forces advanced over the international border, capturing a 1.9km long stretch of a treeline, gaining a foothold on the tactical heights, before moving east into the forest plantations northwest of Vodolahy. From there they entered the northern houses of the village, capturing positions there and beginning the push to the southern outskirts.

Further west, Russian forces advanced from their positions in the northwestern houses of the village of Volodymyrivka, pushing southeast through the village and completing its capture. They also advanced into the adjacent forest plantations northeast and southwest of the settlement, seizing the positions there. To the northwest, Russian forces crossed the international border and captured the groves just south of it.

+ ~16.50km² in favour of Russia.

Reuters, citing a Palestinian official, reported that Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal by U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. The deal reportedly involves the release of 10 hostages and a 70-day pause in the fighting.

In the Yunakivka direction, Russian forces advanced and captured the village of Loknya, establishing themselves at the northern outskirts of Yunakivka.

Russian forces advanced south down both banks of the Loknya River from their positions in the central part of the village and captured the southern houses. They also advanced east to the agricultural buildings east of the settlement, capturing them too.

+ ~1.01km² in favour of Russia.

In the Vovchansk direction, Russian forces continued to make progress in the ruins of the city and have captured new positions in the city centre.

Russian forces advanced west of the highway, capturing what's left of the courthouse, a number of commercial facilities and some houses.

East of the highway, they captured the police station and city council building, before moving on to the central park and the adjacent residential area. Russian forces took up positions in the dugouts where the houses used to be, reaching the northern edge of the ruins of the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant.

In the citadel, Russian forces cleared Ukrainian positions in the rubble of the high-rise buildings which have been completely flattened by now, capturing four more former 5-story buildings, the rubble of the kindergarten and the dugouts where the houses used to be. Ukrainian forces are still entrenched in two former high-rise buildings.

+ ~0.17km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued their offensive and have made signficant progress.

Russian forces advanced in four areas. In the east, they cleared out the salient west of the village of Leonidivka, capturing numerous positions in the treelines and forest plantations.

To the west, Russian forces began making a buffer-zone around the village of Romanivka. They pushed north from the village, capturing positions in the southern part of the two treelines which run parallel to the highway, coming close to seizing the last parts of a ridgeline. They also completed the capture of a trench strongpoint by pushing across the highway, and seized new positions at the northern end of the adjacent treeline.

In the south, Russian forces cleared most of one of the two sub-salients, capturing numerous positions in the treelines and forest plantations both on the tactical heights and in the low-lying ground, reaching and crossing the Niu-York - Kalynove road.

In the west, Russian forces began fleshing out their spearhead to Zorya. They began storming Zorya from their forward trench positions, while simultaneously attacking the western flank, capturing in the treelines and forested areas. In Zorya, Russian forces were able to reach the Kalynivka River, cutting off the southern houses from the rest of the village, before capturing them separately. Other assault detachments pushed north, clearing the southern and central parts of the village, taking up new positions in the private sector.

+ ~25.82km² in favour of Russia.