Overview
- Ukraine repelled 55 assaults near Pokrovsk in the past day out of 163 combat engagements nationwide, according to the General Staff.
- Russia says its forces pushed deeper into the city and are tightening an encirclement, a claim Kyiv disputes as it reports no districts fully lost.
- Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Corps reports clearing operations in Pokrovsk and says a Russian bid to sever the Rodynske supply route was foiled.
- Defence Intelligence says its Tymur unit is conducting an ongoing operation to secure logistics-critical districts after an airborne insertion.
- Zelensky says roughly one-third of frontline clashes and about half of Russian guided-bomb strikes now target Pokrovsk, as Syrskyi reports gains near Dobropillia.