Overview

• The Ukrainian General Staff counted 174 engagements over the previous day, citing 67 airstrikes, 128 guided bombs, 4,807 loitering munitions and 4,774 shelling attacks.
• Pokrovsk remained the fiercest sector, with 43 Russian assaults reported and Ukraine claiming significant enemy losses and destroyed equipment.
• Intense battles were also reported in the Lyman and Novopavlivka areas, with additional clashes across Kupiansk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk and other sectors.
• Regional officials reported civilian casualties from Russian attacks, including one killed and three injured in Kupiansk and further deaths and injuries in Donetsk region.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry announced the capture of Zaporizke, a claim reported by state media, as Norway and Germany pledged multi‑billion‑dollar support and Kyiv confirmed a prisoner exchange returning 146 people.