As fighting around Pokrovsk intensifies, Russian forces have closed to within 1.5 kilometers of the city. Several Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been neutralized near the area. Russian artillery has been active since the early hours, with Russian troops attacking in groups of up to four.

The Ukrainian fighter "Muchnoy" warned that Russian forces might attempt to bypass the city from the southwest or launch a frontal assault. Attacks to the south of Pokrovsk are ramping up …

Ukraine isn't ready for negotiations with Russia yet, needing to bolster its strength to engage with the aggressor on equal terms, declared Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, during an interview with Suspilne.

Yermak emphasized, "For negotiations to commence, Ukraine has to be strong and only then can it engage with Russia as an equal. Everything coming from the Kremlin is the language of ultimatums." He further mentioned discussions with partners on the importance of …

A missile-drone attack on a military airfield has left 26 Russian servicemen injured, while 15 others were wounded in a separate strike on a military facility on Teatralnaya Street. Local authorities initially reported only damage to a boiler room. The Ukrainian "Palianytsia" missile-drone strike on Taganrog in the Rostov region was highly effective, with 41 Russian soldiers injured and one dead, according to sources from Russian media outlet ASTRA. Reports indicate that 26 Russians were …