Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops advanced in Pokrovsk and seized dozens of buildings, while Ukraine reported active blocking operations, reinforcements, and denied any encirclement.
- Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed overnight strikes on Lukoil’s Volgograd oil refinery, a Shahed storage and assembly site at Donetsk airport, and multiple fuel depots in occupied Crimea, citing explosions and secondary detonations.
- Russian officials reported one person killed in Volgograd and said air defenses downed 75 Ukrainian drones nationwide, including 49 over the region, as several airports temporarily halted flights; Kostroma’s power station was also struck without disrupting supply.
- Ukraine said Russia launched 135 drones overnight against its territory, with regional authorities reporting eight injured in Kamianske and six, including a child, in Bohodukhiv, as the Air Force reported intercepting the majority.
- Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Corps recorded a sharp rise in assaults along the Pokrovsk line, including mechanized attacks near Myrnohrad, while military intelligence and special units conducted strike-and-search operations inside the city.