Overview
- Syrskyi said Russian troops entered a Ukrainian battalion command-and-observation post in Huliaipole, where personal items, equipment and potentially sensitive materials were left behind.
- Ukraine’s Military Law Enforcement Service has launched an investigation, with an initial legal assessment focused on the battalion commander’s actions.
- Syrskyi attributed the setback to the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade’s retreat, noting 5th Assault reinforcements were close and that the 225th Assault Regiment has since stabilized the sector.
- In Pokrovsk, Syrskyi said Russian forces control roughly half the city but cannot move freely because approaches are held by Ukrainian drones and dedicated unmanned units.
- Syrskyi reported that nearly half of Russia’s guided bomb strikes are concentrated on this front to destroy defensive buildings, while DeepState maps label Huliaipole a gray zone and note Russian pressure toward Myrnohrad.