Overview

• Ukraine's General Staff reported 136 combat engagements in the past 24 hours, with defenders stopping 53 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis.
• Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said parts of Russian units on the Dobropil direction are encircled, citing aggregate enemy losses of 3,185 personnel, including 1,769 irrecoverable, plus 969 pieces of equipment and about 175 sq km liberated during the operation.
• Southern defence officials reported renewed Russian assault activity near Novoandriivka, Novodanilivka and Mala Tokmachka, and said a roughly 2,500-strong 'Kinburn' grouping is being used to stage drone and artillery strikes.
• Regional authorities reported two civilians killed in Kharkiv region and 49 wounded in Zaporizhzhia as Russia increased use of Shahed drones and guided bombs, with the south recording a sharp weekly rise in attacks.
• EU commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Europe is seeking Ukraine's help to build counter‑drone defenses, NATO leadership signaled possible shifts toward more robust air policing after recent airspace violations, and U.S. officials said Tomahawk missiles are under consideration for Ukraine.