Ukraine's Kursk Group of Forces has rejected Russian media claims that Pysarivka in Sumy Oblast was captured, saying fighting continues there.

The Russian Defense Ministry’s claim that it had captured the village of Novokostiantynivka (formerly known as Pershe Travnia) is false. — Ukrinform.

The Kursk Group accused Russia of fabricating territorial gains for domestic propaganda and to portray battlefield successes to its leadership.