Overview

• Russia’s defense ministry says units of the 90th tank regiment have crossed from occupied Donetsk into Dnipropetrovsk for the first time, though Ukraine has not verified the move.
• The reported advance signals a widening of the front toward central Ukraine’s industrial and logistics hubs, potentially threatening the route to Dnipro.
• Ukraine’s General Staff reports having repelled 65 Russian assaults in the Pokrovsk sector, highlighting fierce resistance under heavy pressure.
• Russian forces have also made incremental gains in Sumy and near Lyman, stretching Ukrainian defenses across multiple regions.
• US-brokered peace talks remain stalled, leaving no clear path to a cease-fire as both sides prepare for further fighting.