Overview
- Since morning, 83 combat clashes were recorded, with 32 Russian attempts in the Pokrovsk sector and 28 repelled as Ukrainian forces hold their positions.
- Over the previous day, 162 clashes occurred across the front, and defenders in the Pokrovsk area beat back 68 assaults near 18 settlements.
- Zelensky reported that 26–30% of all clashes and roughly half of Russian glide-bomb strikes are concentrated in Pokrovsk.
- Kyiv estimates 260–300 Russian troops are operating in Pokrovsk and about 60 near Kupiansk, and officials say dates for clearing operations are set but undisclosed.
- Ukrainian leadership said forces advanced another 2–3 kilometers in one direction and assessed that Russia is preparing a counterattack, while confirming they halted northern Pokrovsk expansion and kept the Pokrovsk–Rodynske road under control.