A MiG-31K departed from Savasleyka Airbase in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. It can carry a Kinzhal Hypersonic Ballistic missile. An air raid alert has been declared for all regions of Ukraine.

There is no confirmation of a MiG-31K departure. The air raid alerts for the whole country seems to have been triggered accidentally, resulting in Ukrainian channels believing a MiG had taken off.

Confirmed. No MiG-31K is airborne. Someone is getting fired.

Russian forces have captured the village of Verkhnokamyanske, Siversk direction, Donetsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~960.
Land area: ~1.67km²

Russian forces have captured the village of Popiv Yar, Kostyantynivka direction, Donetsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~120
Land area: ~0.36km²

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Myrne, Lyman direction, Donetsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~18
Land area; ~0.07km²

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers have been encircled in the villages of Zorya, Hnativka and Stara Mykolaivka after Russian forces crossed the Kalynivka River and cut off the chokepoint that leads north.

Clearing operations are underway and will probably be finished within 48 hours.

1 Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber departed from Olenya Airbase in Murmansk Oblast. It is presumably redeploying to Shaykovka Airbase in Kaluga Oblast, possibly to be equipped with Kh-22 cruise missiles.

It is currently flying over Smolensk Oblast.

Another IL-76MD military transport aircraft landed at Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast. Large-scale shipments of Kh-101 cruise missiles appear to be taking place in preparation for the next missile attack on Ukraine.

Increased activity of Russian cargo planes was recorded last night.

One An-124 and an IL-76MD landed at Rostov Airport, with the cargo likely consisting of Iskander-M ballistic missiles for the OTRK systems at the Kuzemsky Training Ground in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.

An An-26 landed at Shatalovo Airbase in Smolensk Oblast, likely carrying Geran-2 drones for that same airbase, while another An-26 landed at Seshcha Airbase in Bryansk Oblast, likely carrying Geran-2 drones for the Navlya Test site.

From 8am tomorrow (20 hours from now), the airspace of the Olenegorsk District in Murmansk Oblast will be open, meaning that redeployments of Tu-95MS strategic bombers to Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast for the purpose of being equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles is possible.

Currently, the estimated number of Tu-95s equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles at Olenya is 6. If even just one more flight of 2 bombers to and from Engels-2 is carried out, the next missile strike on Ukraine will be ready.

Another missile strike in the next week is a definite possibility at this rate.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces advanced across the international border, bypassing Ukrainian positions to the east and entering the village of Stroivka.

Russian forces advanced in two areas. In the north, they crossed over the border and infiltrated the forests on the tactical heights. From there they moved through the cover of the forests and entered the small village of Stroivka, capturing around half of it.

In the south, Russian forces expanded their zone of control on the northern bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskil River and captured part of a trench network on the edge of a tactical height. They also took up new positions in the adjacent forested area next to the village of Kamyanka.

+ ~2.85km² in favour of Russia.

In the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced and captured new positions on the tactical heights.

Russian forces advanced in two areas. Most of the progress was made in the south where they advanced east from their positions in the village of Lypova and captured the forest just outside the settlement. From there they advanced southwest to the next forest, gaining a foothold on the next tactical height.

Further south, Russian forces pushed south down the road from Nove, capturing new treeline positions and reached the next set of forests in the low-lying ground, capturing them too. They also seized the treeline further south, approaching the village of Zelene Dolnya.

In the north, Russian forces made further progress in the village of Ridkodub. They advanced west down Tsentralna Street and captured the 3-story building in the centre of the village, as well as new positions in the houses on that street. To the north, Russian forces completed the capture of the northeastern street.

+ ~7.38km² in favour of Russia.

In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian forces recently counterattacked and recaptured the village of Myrne.

Ukrainian forces advanced from the south, moving up the western bank of the Zherebets River and knocked Russian forces out of their positions in Myrne, which is situated opposite one of the dams over the river. They were also able to seize the forested areas to the west in separate attacks.

+ ~1.35km² in favour of Ukraine.

In the Siversk direction, Russian forces continued their assault operations and have completed the capture of the village of Verkhnokamyanske.

Russian forces advanced downhill from their positions on the tactical heights, capturing new positions in the forest plantations in the low-lying ground, before reaching the northwestern street of Verkhnokamyanske, capturing its ruins. They also gained a foothold on the next treeline over on the heights to the north of the village.

+ ~3.37km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued their offensive and have encircled dozens of Ukrainian soldiers in the former salient southwest of Toretsk.

Russian forces advanced in three main areas. In the east they pushed west from their positions in the trenches near the highway, captured the northern half of the next treeline over and gained a foothold in the windbreaks on either side of the road to Zorya.

To the west, Russian forces crossed the Kalynivka River at the bridge in the centre of Zorya and captured the seven 3-story buildings, the post office, and most of the residential area to the north. They then advanced south and captured the private sector, reaching the southern outskirts of Zorya. This effectively cuts off Ukrainian formations in the pocket to the south, who are entrenched in the villages of Stara Mykolaivka and Hnativka and the surrounding areas. Hnativka is almost captured with the final clearing operations underway, and Ukrainian forces are pulling back from the perimeter of the pocket towards Stara Mykolaivka and the treelines to the east.

In the west, Russian forces advanced north and northeast of the village of Oleksandropil, gaining a foothold on the next treelines over on the tactical heights. They also captured three new treelines in separate assault operations and made further progress northwards on a fourth one.

+ ~13.56km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued their offensive and have made significant progress. They advanced on a wide front from Yablunivka to Popiv Yar, capturing numerous new positions on the tactical heights.

In the east, Russian forces continued to expand their zone of control east of the Bychok River and have entered the main part of the village of Yablunivka, gaining a foothold in the first several houses. They also captured the treelines to the south, seizing positions in 4 of them.

On the western bank of the Bychok River, Russian forces stormed and captured another trench strongpoint next to the highway and seized positions in the orchards and forest plantations on its western flank.

On the sector between the Pokrovsk - Kostyantynivka Highway and the Poltavka River, Russian forces advanced north up a treeline and captured positions on the intersection of it and a second perpendicular treeline.

At the same time, assault detachments west of the Poltavka River attacked north along the western bank, capturing forest plantations which were previously in the grey zone, before gaining a foothold on and eventually capturing a treeline to the north. This allowed them to cross the Poltavka River and capture the perpendicular treeline from earlier, before branching off to and seizing the adjacent forest plantations. This set the stage for Russian forces to storm the village of Poltavka which they did, building on their momentum, and gained a foothold in the southernmost houses. They pushed north, approaching the centre of the village where fighting is ongoing.

In the west, Russian forces advanced north through the fields and entered the southern houses of the village of Popiv Yar. They began moving north, clearing the houses on the main street before dislodging Ukrainian units from the centre and completing the capture of the settlement.

Additionally, in the southeast, Russian forces levelled out the frontline along the Prohress - Volodymyrivka Road, by completing the capture of a treeline.

+ ~21.31km² in favour of Russia.

In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian forces recently conducted a series of counterattacks and recaptured positions in two areas.

In the northeast, Ukrainian forces pushed Russian forces out of the village of Novoserhiivka, forcing them to withdraw to positions northwest of the village of Uspenivka. Ukrainian forces subsequently recaptured the positions in the eastern houses of Novoserhiivka.

In the southwest, Ukrainian forces carried out a coordinated attack involving infantry and a Bradely. A Bradely advanced west across the field southeast of the village of Novomykolaivka and dropped off Ukrainian infantry in treeline to the east, who captured Russian positions in the north of the treeline. At the same time, Ukrainian infantry began attacking east down the southern street of Novomykolaivka, completing the capture of that street and linking up with the troops in the treeline.

Their goal is to cut off the remaining Russian soldiers in the village and push them away from the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

+ ~1.51km² in favour of Ukraine.