diff --git a/src/mito2/src/manifest/checkpointer.rs b/src/mito2/src/manifest/checkpointer.rs
index 1da03dda21..9dd35e189a 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/manifest/checkpointer.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/manifest/checkpointer.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 
-use common_telemetry::{error, info};
+use common_telemetry::{error, info, warn};
 use store_api::storage::RegionId;
 use store_api::{MIN_VERSION, ManifestVersion};
 
@@ -69,14 +69,18 @@ impl Inner {
             return;
         }
 
-        if let Err(e) = self.manifest_store.delete_until(version, true).await {
-            error!(e; "Failed to delete manifest actions until version {} for region {}", version, region_id);
-            return;
-        }
-
+        // Advance the in-memory checkpoint version as soon as the checkpoint file
+        // is durable. If the subsequent delta cleanup fails, the on-disk state is
+        // still consistent (the `_last_checkpoint` metadata points at the new
+        // checkpoint) and `maybe_do_checkpoint` must not re-checkpoint the same
+        // range.
         self.last_checkpoint_version
             .store(version, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
+        if let Err(e) = self.manifest_store.delete_until(version, true).await {
+            warn!(e; "Failed to delete manifest actions until version {} for region {}, leftover files will be ignored on recovery", version, region_id);
+        }
+
         info!(
             "Checkpoint for region {} success, version: {}",
             region_id, version
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/manifest/manager.rs b/src/mito2/src/manifest/manager.rs
index e489c6756d..97e840520e 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/manifest/manager.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/manifest/manager.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
 use common_telemetry::{debug, info};
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ impl RegionManifestManager {
         let _t = MANIFEST_OP_ELAPSED
             .with_label_values(&["open"])
             .start_timer();
+        let open_start = Instant::now();
 
         // construct storage
         let mut store = ManifestObjectStore::new(
@@ -290,8 +292,15 @@ impl RegionManifestManager {
             RegionManifestBuilder::default()
         };
 
+        let replay_start_version = version;
+        info!(
+            "Replaying region manifest {} from version {}, last checkpoint version: {}",
+            options.manifest_dir, replay_start_version, last_checkpoint_version,
+        );
+
         // apply actions from storage
         let manifests = store.fetch_manifests(version, MAX_VERSION).await?;
+        let replayed_deltas = manifests.len();
 
         for (manifest_version, raw_action_list) in manifests {
             let action_list = RegionMetaActionList::decode(&raw_action_list)?;
@@ -334,6 +343,7 @@ impl RegionManifestManager {
         );
         let version = manifest.manifest_version;
 
+        let manifest_dir = options.manifest_dir.clone();
         let checkpointer = Checkpointer::new(
             manifest.metadata.region_id,
             options,
@@ -344,6 +354,16 @@ impl RegionManifestManager {
         manifest
             .removed_files
             .update_file_removed_cnt_to_stats(stats);
+        info!(
+            "Opened region manifest {}, region_id: {}, start_version: {}, last_checkpoint_version: {}, replayed_deltas: {}, final_version: {}, cost: {:?}",
+            manifest_dir,
+            manifest.metadata.region_id,
+            replay_start_version,
+            last_checkpoint_version,
+            replayed_deltas,
+            version,
+            open_start.elapsed(),
+        );
         Ok(Some(Self {
             store,
             last_version: manifest_version,
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/manifest/storage.rs b/src/mito2/src/manifest/storage.rs
index 6013c0393f..34061139f9 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/manifest/storage.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/manifest/storage.rs
@@ -24,18 +24,22 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
 
 use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
-use common_telemetry::debug;
+use common_telemetry::{debug, warn};
 use crc32fast::Hasher;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use object_store::util::join_dir;
 use object_store::{Lister, ObjectStore, util};
 use regex::Regex;
-use snafu::{ResultExt, ensure};
+#[cfg(test)]
+use snafu::ResultExt;
+use snafu::ensure;
 use store_api::ManifestVersion;
 use store_api::storage::RegionId;
 
 use crate::cache::manifest_cache::ManifestCache;
-use crate::error::{ChecksumMismatchSnafu, OpenDalSnafu, Result};
+#[cfg(test)]
+use crate::error::OpenDalSnafu;
+use crate::error::{ChecksumMismatchSnafu, Result};
 use crate::manifest::storage::checkpoint::CheckpointStorage;
 use crate::manifest::storage::delta::DeltaStorage;
 use crate::manifest::storage::size_tracker::{CheckpointTracker, DeltaTracker, SizeTracker};
@@ -287,11 +291,11 @@ impl ManifestObjectStore {
             .iter()
             .map(|(e, _, _)| e.path().to_string())
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        let ret = paths.len();
+        let total = paths.len();
 
         debug!(
             "Deleting {} logs from manifest storage path {} until {}, checkpoint_version: {:?}, paths: {:?}",
-            ret, self.path, end, checkpoint_version, paths,
+            total, self.path, end, checkpoint_version, paths,
         );
 
         // Remove from cache first
@@ -299,13 +303,37 @@ impl ManifestObjectStore {
             remove_from_cache(self.manifest_cache.as_ref(), entry.path()).await;
         }
 
-        self.object_store
-            .delete_iter(paths)
-            .await
-            .context(OpenDalSnafu)?;
+        // Try batch delete first. On failure, fall back to per-file deletes.
+        // This is a workaround for S3-compatible object stores that do not support batch delete. See issue #7986.
+        let mut succeeded = vec![false; del_entries.len()];
+        match self.object_store.delete_iter(paths.clone()).await {
+            Ok(()) => succeeded.fill(true),
+            Err(batch_err) => {
+                warn!(
+                    batch_err;
+                    "Batch delete failed for manifest path {}, falling back to per-file delete for {} paths",
+                    self.path, total,
+                );
+                for (i, path) in paths.iter().enumerate() {
+                    if let Err(e) = self.object_store.delete(path).await {
+                        warn!(
+                            e;
+                            "Failed to delete manifest file {} under {}, aborting fallback, {} files will be retried on next checkpoint",
+                            path, self.path, total - i,
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    succeeded[i] = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
-        // delete manifest sizes
-        for (_, is_checkpoint, version) in &del_entries {
+        let mut deleted = 0usize;
+        for (i, (_, is_checkpoint, version)) in del_entries.iter().enumerate() {
+            if !succeeded[i] {
+                continue;
+            }
+            deleted += 1;
             if *is_checkpoint {
                 self.size_tracker
                     .remove(&size_tracker::FileKey::Checkpoint(*version));
@@ -315,7 +343,7 @@ impl ManifestObjectStore {
             }
         }
 
-        Ok(ret)
+        Ok(deleted)
     }
 
     /// Save the delta manifest file.
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/manifest/tests/checkpoint.rs b/src/mito2/src/manifest/tests/checkpoint.rs
index e50650ccee..a2d64c990e 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/manifest/tests/checkpoint.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/manifest/tests/checkpoint.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@
 
 use std::assert_matches;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
+use object_store::layers::mock::{
+    Error as MockError, ErrorKind, MockLayerBuilder, OpDelete, Result as MockResult, oio,
+};
 use store_api::storage::{FileId, RegionId};
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ use crate::manifest::action::{
 };
 use crate::manifest::manager::RegionManifestManager;
 use crate::manifest::storage::checkpoint::CheckpointMetadata;
+use crate::manifest::storage::is_delta_file;
 use crate::manifest::tests::utils::basic_region_metadata;
 use crate::sst::file::FileMeta;
 use crate::test_util::TestEnv;
@@ -491,3 +496,96 @@ async fn test_checkpoint_bypass_in_staging_mode() {
     // Checkpoint should include all 16 actions (15 from staging + 1 from writable)
     assert_eq!(last_version, 16);
 }
+
+/// A deleter that fails on `flush`, simulating the S3 batch-delete failure
+/// described in issue #7986.
+struct FailingDeleter {
+    inner: oio::Deleter,
+    flush_calls: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+}
+
+impl oio::Delete for FailingDeleter {
+    fn delete(&mut self, path: &str, args: OpDelete) -> MockResult<()> {
+        self.inner.delete(path, args)
+    }
+
+    async fn flush(&mut self) -> MockResult<usize> {
+        self.flush_calls.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        Err(MockError::new(
+            ErrorKind::Unexpected,
+            "mock manifest delete flush failure",
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn checkpoint_advances_and_recovery_works_when_delete_fails() {
+    common_telemetry::init_default_ut_logging();
+
+    let flush_calls = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let factory_flush_calls = flush_calls.clone();
+    let mock_layer = MockLayerBuilder::default()
+        .deleter_factory(Arc::new(move |inner| {
+            Box::new(FailingDeleter {
+                inner,
+                flush_calls: factory_flush_calls.clone(),
+            })
+        }))
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let env = TestEnv::new().await.with_mock_layer(mock_layer);
+    let metadata = Arc::new(basic_region_metadata());
+    let mut manager = env
+        .create_manifest_manager(CompressionType::Uncompressed, 1, Some(metadata))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    for _ in 0..10 {
+        manager.update(nop_action(), false).await.unwrap();
+        while manager.checkpointer().is_doing_checkpoint() {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // The checkpointer must have attempted to delete stale files at least once.
+    assert!(flush_calls.load(Ordering::Relaxed) > 0);
+
+    // Despite delete failures, the in-memory checkpoint marker advances so
+    // subsequent `maybe_do_checkpoint` calls compute correct ranges.
+    assert_eq!(manager.checkpointer().last_checkpoint_version(), 10);
+
+    // And the durable `_last_checkpoint` metadata reflects the latest version.
+    let (last_version, _) = manager
+        .store()
+        .load_last_checkpoint()
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .expect("checkpoint should be durable");
+    assert_eq!(last_version, 10);
+
+    // Stale deltas below the checkpoint version must still be present because
+    // the mocked deleter refused them.
+    let file_names = manager
+        .store()
+        .delta_storage()
+        .get_paths(|e| Some(e.name().to_string()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let stale_delta_count = file_names.iter().filter(|name| is_delta_file(name)).count();
+    assert!(
+        stale_delta_count > 0,
+        "expected leftover delta files after failed delete, got {:?}",
+        file_names,
+    );
+
+    // Recovery must succeed despite the leftover deltas.
+    manager.stop().await;
+    let reopened = env
+        .create_manifest_manager(CompressionType::Uncompressed, 1, None)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .expect("manifest should be recoverable");
+    assert_eq!(reopened.manifest().manifest_version, 10);
+}
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/test_util.rs b/src/mito2/src/test_util.rs
index 350195bfa9..15785d8ac7 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/test_util.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/test_util.rs
@@ -610,9 +610,16 @@ impl TestEnv {
         let manifest_dir = data_home.join("manifest").as_path().display().to_string();
 
         let builder = Fs::default();
-        let object_store = ObjectStore::new(builder.root(&manifest_dir))
-            .unwrap()
-            .finish();
+        let object_store = if let Some(mock_layer) = self.object_store_mock_layer.as_ref() {
+            ObjectStore::new(builder.root(&manifest_dir))
+                .unwrap()
+                .layer(mock_layer.clone())
+                .finish()
+        } else {
+            ObjectStore::new(builder.root(&manifest_dir))
+                .unwrap()
+                .finish()
+        };
 
         // The "manifest_dir" here should be the relative path from the `object_store`'s root.
         // Otherwise the OpenDal's list operation would fail with "StripPrefixError". This is