A Russian soldier alleged that a prisoner, who the soldier described as booby-trapped, along with two Ukrainian troops, approached a Russian dugout and attempted to persuade the occupants to surrender. These claims remain unverified.

The officer stated that such incidents had been recorded in the Dnepropetrovsk Region. No independent verification of these claims has been provided.

Denis Pushilin reported that Russian forces improved their positions along the entire front line over the past week, stating that they struck Ukrainian manpower and equipment.

According to the ministry, its specialists have developed a unified data recognition classifier for machine learning AI systems. The department states this tool is designed to enable developers to process databases in a structured and efficient manner.