Ukrainian forces continued counter-offensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia direction toward the south, attempting to find ways to breach Russian defensive lines and potentially isolate Crimea.

The south is more important to Ukraine's objectives, not least because of the possibility of isolating Crimea. This is where Russian defenses are at their most formidable and where the initial Ukrainian offensive faltered

On the Zaporizhzhia front, the occupiers launched airstrikes near Mala Tokmachka, Yehorivka and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.