Overnight, the largest Russian Geran-2 drone attack on Ukraine so far this year took place. As many as 150, possibly more, drones were utilised on various targets across the country, many of which were in Kyiv Oblast.

Naturally, the Ukrainian air force claimed that 138 out of 139 were shot down though...

Following the new Ukrainian offensive in Kursk, Kursk Oblast has been under intensified HIMARS rocket attacks. For example, over the past 15 minutes, at least 5 HIMARS rockets were launched from Sumy Oblast. They are targeting areas around 25km from the international border.

Another Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber is redeploying from Olenya Air Base in Murmansk Oblast to Engels-2 Air Base in Saratov Oblast. It will be equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles at Engels-2 before returning back to Olenya.

Renewed Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Tartus, Quneitra and Dara’a.

Multiple sources are reporting Israeli ground movements towards Dara’a, Syria.

A Russian Su-25 was shot down over Shcherbynivka, near Toretsk. The pilot ejected, and a Russian Mi-8 helicopter arrived at the crash site to rescue the pilot. Ukrainian forces made multiple attempts to hit the helicopter with FPV drones but failed each time.

Russian forces advanced in the salient west of Kurakhove, taking up new positions on the opposite side of the gulley.

At some point, Russian forces attacked through the low-lying ground and up onto the southern face of the tactical heights, establishing control over a roughly 530 metre long section of a treeline.

This suggests that Ukrainian formations are particularly weak here, as the most viable option, rather than moving through this potential kill-zone in the gulley, would be to attack downhill from their already established positions on the heights to the east, hitting Ukraine's eastern flank, allowing for a general collapse towards the fortifications to the north.

While this option is costly and takes more time, depending on the strength of Ukrainian formations on the opposite (northern) side of the gulley, it could, and probably was, (in this case), the most simple and cheap option, which is a bad sign for the Ukrainian forces still holding the salient.

+ ~0.32km² in favour of Russia.

P.S. Apologies for the difference with this map, I'm using a different computer, and my preloaded format for making these maps didn't save for some reason.

Russian forces continue to make progress in Andriivka, taking up new positions in the central part of the village.

Due to advances down the highway to the intersection with the other highway and beyond, as well as attacks in the north of the settlement, a small salient formed in the centre. To continue to make progress towards the western outskirts - and in this case - the northwestern outskirts, Russian forces needed to eliminate this salient.

They advanced from positions on at least 2 sides, possibly more, and captured positions in the houses in the centre of Andriivka, levelling out the frontline. The grey zone has now expanded to include most of the rest of the village still not under Russian control, with the main Ukrainian positions being in the houses on the heights to the north, and in the western-most residential area.

+ ~0.24km² in favour of Russia.

Russian forces continue to make incremental gains along the tactical heights in the village of Zaporizhzhya, western Donetsk Oblast.

They advanced from their foothold in the easternmost houses of the village, taking up new positions in the school and surrounding houses. The main fighting is continuing for the eastern part of the village but is slowly shifting westwards towards the centre.

+ ~0.29km² in favour of Russia.

Correction of the frontline in favour of Ukraine:

In western Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian forces - at some point - recaptured positions in the central part of the village of Uspenivka.

Fierce battles are ongoing, with both sides attacking. Russian forces are attempting to recapture the three main Ukrainian defensive nodes in the village (circled in yellow). One of these nodes is already in the grey zone.

Ukrainian forces are holding a foothold in a couple of buildings in the southern part of the westernmost street, which Russian forces are assaulting from their positions a few houses to the north.

Russian forces are also attacking across the football field and are attempting to capture the small sports club building on the central street, where another Ukrainian defensive node is set up.

In the north, Russian forces hold limited positions on the central street and are attempting to move down one of the streets that connects the central street to the western street. It is partially in the grey zone, with Ukrainian forces holding back small groups of Russian infantry for the time being.

Drones are actively working on both sides, hitting positions and advancing infantry. The battle for Uspenivka is reminiscent of the battle of Stepove, in terms of the ferocity and slow, grinding, positional nature of the fighting.

+ ~2.40km² in favour of Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces recently counterattacked on the western flank of Pokrovsk, entering the village of Kotlyne.

Ukrainian forces from the 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skala" advanced from positions in the treelines adjacent to the railway line, down the highway, and quickly entered the southern street of Kotlyne.

They took up positions there, pushing the rest of the street into the grey zone. It is possible that Russian forces maintain positons here, although their main presence is in the main part of Kotlyne and the windbreaks on either side of the railway tracks.

Ukrainian forces also seized some positions at the bases of three treelines that branch off the highway.

+ ~1.69km² in favour of Ukraine.

Russian forces continue to advance in the Lyman direction, entering the village of Yampolivka.

Russian forces advanced in two main directions. In the west, they advanced from positions in the southern houses of Terny, capturing a section of the forest on the eastern bank of the Zherebets River.

In the east, Russian forces advanced from positions in the forests south of Terny, and took up positions in the northern houses of Yampolivka.

+ ~0.83km² in favour of Russia.