Overview

• Russian forces launched attacks along three axes including Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk and a new sector at Dobropillia but failed to breach Ukrainian lines
• Ukrainian defenders destroyed over 20 enemy armoured vehicles and inflicted heavy personnel losses in a major assault near Yablunivka Frontline cities Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk remain firmly held after months of sustained Russian bombardment
• Moscow’s defence ministry claimed control of Chervona Zirka near the Dnipropetrovsk border, a report Kyiv has rejected as unfounded
• Russia maintains that peace talks hinge on Ukraine recognising its hold over Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions