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Ukraine Reports Intensifying Battles Near Pokrovsk as Russia Targets Drone Launch Sites

Ukrainian commanders warn of a larger push building around the PokrovskMyrnohrad agglomeration.

Overview

  • Ukraine's General Staff said Russian forces launched 47 attacks since the start of the day, with the fiercest fighting in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole sectors.
  • Operation Task Force East reported repelling 22 assaults around PokrovskMyrnohrad and said defenders are holding positions on the northern outskirts of both cities.
  • The formation said Russian airstrikes and firepower are increasing and reported destroying or suppressing 158 enemy UAVs in the Pokrovsk sector over the past day.
  • Ukraine also reported confirmed strikes on Russian air-defense systems, command and observation posts and troop concentrations in occupied Crimea and other occupied areas.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces hit locations where Ukrainian long-range drones were prepared and launched and claimed improved frontline positions and heavy Ukrainian losses.