Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on his social media account that Kiev forces are not facing a siege in the Kursk region. Zelensky revealed that Kiev forces are continuing to fight in the Kursk region of Russia and are not under siege. In a social media post, Zelensky also mentioned that the situation near the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine has stabilized, but Russian forces are still amassing across the border from the Sumy region in the northeast.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian energy company DTEK announced that Russia launched a “major attack” on energy facilities in Dnipro and Odesa overnight. According to Al Jazeera, the attacks caused significant damage and resulted in power outages in both regions.