Conflicting Claims as Russia Drives on Pokrovsk and Fighting Engulfs Myrnohrad

Overview

• Ukraine’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi says Russia has concentrated about 150,000 troops to try to encircle Pokrovsk with mechanised units and marine brigades.
• The Ukrainian military reports it delivered supplies into Myrnohrad, rotated out wounded soldiers, and is holding defensive lines despite complicated logistics.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry says its forces advanced in two districts of Myrnohrad and captured three villages along the front, including two in Zaporizhzhia region.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian troops are holding positions around Pokrovsk and Dobropillia, where Kyiv reports localized gains.
• Independent verification of battlefield claims was not possible, with open-source monitors noting expanding grey zones in parts of Zaporizhzhia.