Overview
- The 7th Rapid Reaction Corps said Thursday it opened an official check into a March 31 mechanized action near Pokrovsk.
- The 425th Skelia Regiment acknowledged four armored vehicles were hit by enemy drones on Tuesday and reported two soldiers killed.
- The unit described the action as a successful counterattack, said all crews were evacuated by a fifth vehicle, and added an assault group is still in contact at the objective.
- Defense minister adviser Serhii Sternenko, citing Russian drone videos posted Wednesday, accused commanders of ordering a reckless column assault and called for accountability.
- Open-source geolocation of Russian Rubikon footage placed destroyed Ukrainian armor on the E-50 near Hryshyne, a claim Skelia disputes as edited propaganda that has intensified debate over tactics in a drone-saturated battlespace.