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Ukraine Pounds Russian Oil Depots as Fierce Battles Rage Around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad

Ukraine challenges Kremlin capture claims, saying combat continues.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff said forces struck the Dmitrievskaya oil depot in Russia’s Tambov region and confirmed an earlier hit on the Livny depot in Oryol, reporting fires at fuel tanks and a separate strike on a Black Sea technical observation post.
  • Ukrainian commanders reported 201 combat engagements in 24 hours and said new logistics routes are being set up to supply units in Pokrovsk and nearby Myrnohrad, where fresh drone footage shows devastation and a near encirclement.
  • Russia continues to assert it has taken Pokrovsk and Vovchansk and announced control of Chervone in Zaporizhia, while Ukraine denies a breakthrough and reports ongoing urban fighting and defensive actions.
  • Regional officials reported civilian casualties from Russian attacks, including two killed and three injured in Ternivka, one killed and three injured in Kherson, and additional deaths and injuries in Kramatorsk and other locations.
  • Putin met for hours in Moscow with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in talks described as constructive with no breakthrough, and a follow-up meeting with Ukrainian officials is planned in Miami.