The Russian Ministry of Defense announces advances in Pokrovsk and attacks on Ukrainian targets, while Ukraine repels Russian attacks.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has declared that its forces have advanced in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, carrying out massive attacks on military and industrial targets. Moscow claims to have destroyed encircled Ukrainian formations and has entered the Prigorodnî area. The attacks targeted a military airfield, a repair base, and gas infrastructure.

In contrast, the Ukrainian General Staff states that it has repelled 68 Russian attacks in the last 24 hours. Ukraine has sent special forces to Pokrovsk to counter the Russian advance, and the capture of the city could facilitate Russia's advance in the Donetsk region. Reports from the battlefield have not been independently verified by Reuters.