Ukrainian drones strike major explosives factory in Russia

"In the early hours drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck the

Promsintez plant in Chapayevsk, located in Russia’s Samara Oblast. The facility is one of the leading producers of industrial explosives in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, manufacturing substances such as ammonal, ammonite, and granulite. At least 20 explosions were reported at the site, along with multiple fires. The plant’s management was forced to halt its production processes." NV

Three districts of Kyiv hit in massive Russian missile attack

"Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, prompting rescuers to extinguish fires and clear

damage in the Darnytskyi, Obolonskyi, and Solomyanskyi districts. In the Darnytskyi district, a fire broke out in a non-residential building at one location, while another site saw a structure collapse and three nearby parked cars catch fire; rescuers confirmed the blazes were extinguished." NV

178 combat engagements took place on frontline over past day

"178 combat engagements between units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded, with the enemy attacking most of all in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russian troops launched 99 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, including 163 guided aerial bombs.

In the Kharkiv sector, there was one firefight in the vicinity of Kamianka.
Six Russian attacks took place in the Kupiansk sector. Defense forces repelled Russian army assaults in the areas of Petropavlivka, Zahryzove and Nova Kruhlyakivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 26 times, in particular, trying to advance near the settlements of Novoyehorivka, Novolyubivka, Hrekivka, Novyi, Katerynivka and towards Zelena Dolyna.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled five Russian assault attacks in the areas of Bilohorivka and Verkhnekamianske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled three Russian attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar and Hryhorivka.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out 20 attacks in the areas of Kurdiumivka, Toretsk, Dachne, Leonidivka and Druzhba.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 75 attacks by the Russian army in the areas of Kotliarivka, Valentynivka, Oleksandropil, Tarasivka, Lysivka, Shevchenko, Kotlyne, Udachne, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka and Bohdanivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Defense Forces repelled eight enemy attacks in the vicinity of Rozlyv, Kostiantynopil and Burlatske. The Russians also attacked Ukrainian positions once near Rivne in the Huliaipole sector.
In the Orikhiv sector, in the area of Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky and towards Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka, the invaders made four unsuccessful attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
In the Prydniprovsky sector, the enemy tried twice to approach the fortifications of Ukrainian defenders without success." Ukrin