Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff logged 156 combat engagements on September 21, with 49 assaults repelled on the Pokrovsk axis, which remained the most active sector.
• Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that forces regained about 1.3 km² in the Pokrovsk area over the past day, with assault units advancing up to 2.5 km in places near the broader Dobropillia sector.
• The General Staff said Ukrainian strikes destroyed large Russian stocks of attack UAVs in Donetsk and a field ammunition depot in Luhansk, including drones intended for frontline distribution.
• Zaporizhzhia authorities confirmed three deaths and damage to more than 80 homes after morning aviation strikes, as officials reported widespread overnight attacks across multiple regions.
• An independent UN commission concluded that deliberate Russian drone attacks on civilians near frontlines constitute crimes against humanity, reinforcing international scrutiny of Moscow’s campaign.