Overview
- Volodymyr Zelensky visited troops near Pokrovsk, meeting units of the National Guard’s Azov formation at a forward command post.
- Ukraine’s military says a complex special-operations effort is targeting Russian fighters who infiltrated the city.
- Military observers caution the Pokrovsk–Myrnograd area risks encirclement as street fighting intensifies and Russian forces claim gains.
- Ukrainian drones hit industrial facilities in Nizhny Novgorod and Sterlitamak, with local reports citing refineries and petrochemical plants.
- Vladimir Putin signed a law authorising reservists to protect energy infrastructure, and Russian media highlighted the start of production of the new Oreshnik missile.