Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 217 combat engagements in the past day, including 76 on the Pokrovsk axis, where defenders say they repelled dozens of assaults.
- Ukrainian airborne forces said more than 300 Russian troops have infiltrated Pokrovsk, using fog to blunt drone surveillance, as urban clearing operations continue.
- Commanders confirmed deteriorating conditions in Zaporizhzhia: Ukrainian forces withdrew from positions near five settlements and Russia captured three localities, with heavy fights ongoing for Rivnopillia and Yablukove.
- Kyiv said its forces struck Russian energy infrastructure, confirming hits on the Saratov refinery, the Orsk refinery in Orenburg region, and the Stavrolen petrochemical plant in Budyonnovsk, with explosions and fires reported; an ammunition depot in occupied Donetsk region was also targeted.
- Ukrenergo reported outages and rolling hourly disconnections in multiple oblasts after recent strikes, and the UN human rights mission’s new report cites intensifying attacks on Ukraine’s grid and sustained high civilian casualties.