Friday’s U.S. strikes do not reflect a return to major combat operations, at least for now.

But violence will be met with violence.

160 Russian servicemen returned from Kiev-controlled territory in a prisoner exchange.

Overnight high-precision strike hit a military recruitment center and weapons storage in Kiev, and a refinery in Kremenchug, Poltava region.

In Konstantinovka, Russian forces liberated 763 buildings between June 20–26, continuing to clear Ukrainian groups in the southwest.

In Krasny Liman, assault units captured 50 strongholds and liberated 327 buildings over the same period.

Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of FAB-500 aerial bomb raids on Ukrainian positions across the operation zone.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​