Ukraine Pres Zelenskiy says Ukraine military was able to strike Tyumen oil refinery (180K bpd capacity), deep in central Russia for the first time (about 2.00km from Ukraine border); Also hit vessels in the Caspian Sea shipping military cargo involving Iran
- Also claims to have struck other military production sites in central Russia
- "We also achieved very strong results with long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea – including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran."
- Zelenskiy says Russia has been preparing to deploy another 30K North Korean soldiers in the Voronezh region since June, and North Korean plans to provide Russia with new ballistic missile launchers
- Separately Tyumen regional governor says a drone strike caused a fire at the oil refinery