Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces seized three frontline settlements—Novogeorgievka in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region and Sujetskoye and Pankivka in the eastern Donetsk region—after what it described as coordinated advances by its “East” and “Centre” military groupings. The ministry did not disclose troop numbers but called the gains “significant progress on the front.” Bloomberg could not independently verify the battlefield claims. Moscow also reported striking port infrastructure that it said supplies fuel to Ukrainian forces. Shipping-industry sources and Russian-linked channels posted images showing the Panama-flagged products tanker Excellion heavily damaged during a drone attack on the Danube port of Izmail, a key hub for fuel imports into Ukraine. Local authorities confirmed hits on port facilities but have not commented on the vessel’s condition. Ukraine reported fresh civilian casualties from overnight air attacks. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said at least 14 people—including children aged five months, four years and six years—were injured when 15 Russian drones struck a residential district in the northern Sumy region. The Ukrainian air force said Russia launched a total of 93 drones and two missiles across the country, of which it shot down 62 drones and one missile. Separate strikes triggered a fire at an energy facility in Odesa, officials added. The latest operations underscore the widening geographic scope of Russia’s campaign as the war passes the three-and-a-half-year mark. While Russia claims momentum on the ground, Kyiv says intensified drone and missile barrages are aimed at eroding civilian morale and energy supplies ahead of winter.