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Pokrovsk Fight Intensifies as Kyiv Reports Resupply and Moscow Claims Gains

Independent analysts say Russian forces are working to both close and shrink the pocket, with outcomes still uncertain.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s military said it delivered supplies into Myrnohrad and rotated wounded and other troops, describing positions as held despite difficult logistics.
  • Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces are advancing in Myrnohrad with gains in two districts and reported seizing three villages elsewhere along the front.
  • ISW reported Ukrainian counterattacks slowing Russian progress in northern and western sectors and cited the reported liberation of Rodynske to bolster the pocket’s northern flank.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force denied claims of an encirclement, saying food and ammunition are being replenished and identifying the industrial zone as the focal point of urban combat.
  • Ukraine’s General Staff logged 170 combat clashes in the past day, including 63 on the Pokrovsk axis, and highlighted extensive Russian use of kamikaze drones.