Overview
- Ukrainian authorities acknowledge more than 300 Russian soldiers inside Pokrovsk, with independently verified video showing columns advancing through heavy fog on motorcycles and open vehicles.
- Kyiv reports tactical pullbacks from positions near five settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region to reduce exposure to intensified assault fire and preserve personnel.
- Ukraine’s military denies reports of a marine unit surrender near Myrnohrad in the Pokrovsk sector, describing the claims as a Russian disinformation operation.
- Moscow publicizes advances, including moves west of Kupyansk and the capture of Sukhyi Yar south of Pokrovsk, though these assertions come from Russian military statements and lack independent confirmation.
- A major energy-sector corruption probe led to the resignations of the justice and energy ministers as recent Russian raids caused power outages for thousands in several regions.