Overview
- Russian forces have advanced into parts of Pokrovsk, with geolocated footage indicating gains, while Ukraine reports ongoing resistance and localized counterattacks.
- Moscow claims it eliminated 11 Ukrainian GUR operators inserted by Black Hawk helicopters and that troops are encircled, assertions Kyiv disputes as propaganda as commanders describe a complex operation to push Russian units out.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the arrival and deployment of German-supplied Patriot air‑defence systems, thanking Chancellor Friedrich Merz and framing the move as crucial to blunting strikes.
- Ukraine targeted Russian fuel infrastructure, with officials citing drone strikes that ignited a tanker and port facilities in Tuapse, as well as earlier claims of hitting the Koltsevoy oil pipeline at multiple points.
- Overnight Russian attacks killed six civilians, including two children, and caused widespread power outages, with nearly 60,000 households in Zaporizhzhia temporarily without electricity and rolling blackouts reported elsewhere.