Russian troops attempted to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kupiansk, Avdiivka, Maryinka, Shakhtarsk and Zaporizhzhia sectors throughout the day, but had no success. Ukrainian defenders repelled 57 enemy attacks.
The European Union plans to instruct Denmark to inspect and potentially block Russian oil tankers passing through its waters as the West seeks new ways to limit the price of Russian crude oil.
Renewed shelling by Russian troops on civilian infrastructure in the Zaporizhzhia region has killed two employees of Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
Hungary’s Minister of EU Affairs János Bóka has issued a strong critique against Bulgaria’s new energy tax on Russian natural gas, highlighting potential violations of EU law and a threat to regional energy security.
Finnish border guards say that they will no longer allow cyclists from neighboring Russia into the country after a ban on incoming cars with Russian license plates was imposed in September.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russian invasion forces launched two kamikaze drones and fired artillery at the Nikopol district and the Marhanets community.
In the Avdiivka sector, the Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized two Russian electronic warfare systems - R-330 Zhitel and Borisoglebsk-2 R-934 station.
Additional reconnaissance in the area of Vuzka Bay in temporarily occupied Crimea confirmed the destruction of two Russian landing vessels: Akula- and Serna-class landing craft.