Ukraine strikes Russian refinery and factory; fails to intercept ballistic missiles

Ukrainian forces have reportedly conducted successful strikes on a refinery in Ufa, located approximately 1,330 km from the contact line, and an industrial area in Dzerzhinsk, where explosions occurred at a munitions factory about 750 km away in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Ukraine's air force stated that Russia employed two Iskander-M ballistic missiles during recent attacks, neither of which Ukraine managed to intercept. This information comes after a period where Ukraine had paused sharing such data, likely to protect operational security and avoid revealing the extent of its air defense missile usage.

In a separate drone attack, Russia deployed 65 long-range attack drones. Ukrainian forces reported successfully intercepting or diverting 56 of these drones. This marks a relatively low number of drones used by Russia in a single attack since July 20, when 58 were deployed.

Fighting continues intensely in the Donetsk region, particularly around Kostiantynivka and the Pokrovsk-Iskra sector, with no significant changes reported along the contact line. Russia is attempting to advance and establish positions in the Bilytske and Sofiivka sectors.