Ukraine Regains Filia Village as Russia Claims Novomykolaivka Capture in Dnipropetrovsk

Russian forces claim to have captured the village of Novomykolaivka in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region near the Donetsk border, a key area of ongoing conflict, with Moscow stating they first reached it in early July. However, this claim has not been independently verified, and Ukrainian sources including the DeepState battlefield map maintain the village remains under Kyiv's control. Ukraine has recently acknowledged Russian incursions into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for the first time during their summer offensive, although Ukrainian troops have also successfully retaken the village of Filia in the same region from Russian forces. The conflict continues to be intense, with Russian forces better equipped and outnumbering Ukrainian troops, controlling about one-fifth of Ukraine's territory overall. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of aiming to occupy all of Ukraine, rejecting Moscow's demands that Ukraine withdraw from the eastern Donbas region as a precondition for peace talks, which remain stalled. The Dnipropetrovsk region, while not claimed by Russia as its territory, remains a strategic frontline with ongoing hostilities and daily attacks.