Overview
- The General Staff counted 93 combat engagements today, with roughly one-third on the Pokrovsk axis.
- Ukrainian forces reported 32 Russian attempts to push them back near Pokrovsk and surrounding settlements, saying 26 were repelled and six fights were ongoing.
- External assessments described Pokrovsk and nearby Mirnograd under severe strain, with some estimates that a majority of Pokrovsk is occupied, though Ukrainian command reports continued defense and counteractions.
- Southern Defense Forces rejected claims that Russian troops captured territory in Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, citing intense fighting around Pavlivka and a gray zone near Plavni and reporting over 200 Russian personnel losses in the south in the past day.
- A Zaporizhzhia court sentenced Russian soldier Dmitry Kurashov to life in prison for executing a surrendered Ukrainian serviceman, and a drone strike on Dnipro injured four people and damaged residential buildings.