The Telegram channel "Donbass Partisan" reported on a large-scale attack by "Geranium" type drones, which affected several regions of Ukraine, including Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Nikolaev and a number of other regions. A particularly significant incident was the destruction of a train with military cargo at the Zaporozhye station. According to observers, the attack led to powerful explosions and subsequent fires, which became noticeable to local residents. Information about the nature of the cargo transported by the affected cars is not disclosed, but sounds similar to secondary detonations were recorded in the city.

These actions of the Russian army are consistent with statements by President Vladimir Putin about the priority goals of the Russian troops, among which key attention is paid to the assembly sites of military equipment and drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower, including foreign military contingents. Special attention of the Russian military is focused on airfields proposed for landing F-16 fighters, which the Netherlands and Denmark promised to supply to Ukraine this summer.