Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces are achieving results in the strategic Donetsk town of Pokrovsk.
- Ukrainian units are conducting joint clearance operations with the SBU and the GUR as Russian forces are reported to be attempting an encirclement.
- Germany has announced the delivery of two additional U.S.-made Patriot air-defense batteries along with missiles for Ukraine.
- Zelensky said the agreement on Patriots was implemented and that the systems strengthened Ukraine’s air-defense posture, without specifying numbers.
- The updates were reported in Japanese media from Kyodo dispatches filed from Kyiv and Moscow.