Overview
- Russia’s Ministry of Defense said seven Ukrainian assaults near Grishino aimed at breaking the siege were turned back, with up to 30 Ukrainian troops killed and an M113 APC and two Kazak armored vehicles destroyed.
- Assault groups of Russia’s 2nd Army were reported to be eliminating Ukrainian formations in Pokrovsk’s Central, Gornyak, and western industrial districts, with a clearing operation continuing in the village of Rovno.
- The ministry said units of the 51st Army are pushing Ukrainian forces from eastern, western, and southern districts of Dimitrov.
- For the past 24 hours in this sector, the ministry reported up to 210 Ukrainian personnel losses along with three armored personnel carriers, seven armored fighting vehicles, a field artillery gun, and four vehicles.
- The report reiterated that Ukrainian units in the Pokrovsk–Dimitrov urban area are encircled and described the agglomeration as a key logistics hub for Ukrainian operations in Donbass.