Russian troops fired 5 missiles at the positions of the Ukrainian defence forces, dropped 11 aerial bombs and used 2,653 kamikaze drones. The heaviest fighting is taking place on the Pokrovsk front, where the Ukrainian defenders repelled 73 attacks.

The Russian army is strengthening its positions in villages around the key eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk in an attempt to encircle it and lay siege to a vital transport hub linking embattled Donbas with the rest of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian armed forces are fiercely defending Pokrovsk from Russian attacks, as reported by Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking every possible measure to prevent Pokrovsk from being captured by Russian troops.

Serhii Dobriak, Head of the Pokrovsk Military Administration, has reported that Russian forces are intensifying their attacks on the city. The city lacks electricity, gas, and water. Source: Dobriak during Radio Svoboda broadcast Details: Russian troops are less than three kilometres from Pokrovsk,

The Ukrainian armed forces are vigorously defending Pokrovsk from Russian attacks, as reported by Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking all possible measures to prevent Pokrovsk from being captured by Russian troops.