Russian forces advance near Pokrovsk as Ukrainian troops gain ground in Zaporizhzhia

Frontline updates indicate mixed territorial developments across Ukraine. Russian forces expanded their control southeast of Kostiantynivka and pushed northwest of Pokrovsk. Concurrently, Ukrainian troops secured new positions in the western part of Mala Tokmachka within the Zaporizhzhia region.

Aerial strikes continued on both sides. A Russian drone struck a lyceum in Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast, though students remained unharmed in a shelter. Meanwhile, overnight drone and missile exchanges severely impacted infrastructure. Russian air strikes damaged critical facilities in Kryvyi Rih, leaving parts of the city without electricity, and triggered fires in Kharkiv.

These developments follow a massive Ukrainian overnight drone barrage targeting western Russia, which caused casualties and damaged industrial infrastructure in Leningrad, Novgorod, and Smolensk oblasts.

Sources: Belsat, Mediazona, NEXTA, The Insider, Verstka.