Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff logged 186 combat engagements for the previous day, including 62 assaults on the Pokrovsk axis that defenders say were repelled without loss of positions.
• Operational reports say Russian forces are still trying to encircle the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration with attacks across nearby settlements, but Ukrainian units report stopping advances.
• Kyiv has officially confirmed a deep strike on Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat on September 24, stating an oil distillation unit was hit as part of efforts to degrade Russian fuel logistics and military capacity.
• Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service reports roughly one in fifty gas stations in Russia have halted gasoline sales over two months, with about half of stations in occupied Crimea out of fuel and local authorities citing reduced refinery output.
• Analysts cited by international media estimate about 17–20% of Russian refining capacity is offline and fuel exports are near 2020 lows, while a Ukrainian Navy spokesperson says Russia is routing fuel over the Crimean Bridge due to rail restrictions.