Overview
- Russian troops have moved into parts of Pokrovsk with a credible risk of encirclement reported, as Ukraine mounts local counterattacks to loosen the pincer.
- Ukraine inserted HUR and SBU special units near Pokrovsk, a move overseen in the region by Kyrylo Budanov and Oleksandr Syrskyj, while Moscow claims the team was destroyed and Kyiv denies it.
- A Ukrainian drone strike set a tanker ablaze at Tuapse and damaged oil terminal infrastructure, with Russian regional authorities confirming harm to two foreign civilian ships and facilities.
- Ukrainian drones again targeted the Saratov area, where the Defense Ministry in Moscow acknowledged attacks and flight disruptions, saying 67 incoming drones were shot down without detailing damage.
- President Donald Trump said he is not planning to supply Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine for now, as Kyiv reports strengthened Patriot air-defense support from Germany and Russia’s overnight strikes killed at least one person in Sumy and damaged sites in Dnipro and Mykolaiv.