US peace proposal down to 20 points, anti-Ukrainian ideas cut, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said the base of the plan remains the same, but openly anti-Ukrainian points have been removed.
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Ukrainian forces retreat from salient south of Pokrovsk to avoid encirclement (MAP)
A coordinated withdrawal from Lysiivka and Sukhyi Yar villages reportedly helped troops avoid Russian encirclement and stabilize the frontline.
Zelenskyy under US pressure to accept Trump “peace” plan fast, Axios says
Unnamed Ukrainian officials believe Trump’s advisers recently echoed Moscow’s demand that Kyiv surrender all of Donetsk Oblast.
Energy outages and 12 civilian deaths reported across Ukraine amid Russia’s strikes (MAP)
Energy sites, residential buildings, and public facilities were hit in different parts of the country. The Russians injured at least 59 more civilians.
ISW: Ukraine advances near Donetsk’s Kostiantynivka, Russia near Zaporizhzhia’s Huliaipole (MAPS)
ISW highlighted Russia’s growing reliance on exaggerated battlefield stories, including staged flag-raisings used to simulate progress.
Russia burns through 1% of its men to grab 1.45% of Ukraine, The Economist reports
After years of brutal warfare, Moscow’s cost-benefit ratio looks increasingly devastating, according to The Economist.
US envoy: “Last 10 meters” of peace deal, but Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remain sticking points
Territorial disputes and status of occupied nuclear plant remain unresolved after weeks of intensified talks.
Russia fired 241 drones and Kinzhal missiles in overnight assault, killing at least 2 in Ukraine
Energy facilities hit in Poltava Oblast, pregnant woman among eight injured in Donetsk.
Russian forces kill another surrendering Ukrainian servicemember, prosecutors say
Pretrial investigation launched under Ukraine's war crimes statute as prosecutors document yet another POW execution.
Ukrainian units take out Russian SAM launcher, radars, bridge layer in Donetsk Oblast (VIDEO)
Destroying Niobiy-SV radars and an S-300V launcher contributes to the campaign of the systematic strikes, leaving Russia’s air defense fragmented across occupied Donbas.
“He has literally just given order”: Russia doesn’t want Ukrainian land. Russia wants Ukraine erased, says expert
Putin orders buffer zone expansion into three Ukrainian regions.
Putin claims Russia seized Pokrovsk — ISW finds no sign of that (MAP)
The think tank's latest assessment says there is no evidence confirming the complete Russian seizure of Pokrovsk.
Frontline report: Ukrainian marines ambush Russian infiltrators in ruins of Myrnohrad — capture them alive
Fog and shattered buildings helped turn Russia’s high-stakes push into a quiet surrender on the town’s front line.
Frontline report: Ukraine clears Lyman’s forests with drones, snipers, and US fighters — Russians forced back to Yampil
Once a gray zone, the wooded belt near Lyman is becoming a trap where infiltrators are exposed and picked off.
Drones targeted Russia’s south overnight, oil refinery and heating facility were reportedly hit (MAP)
Explosions were also reported in the occupied Donetsk Oblast's Avdiivka and Debaltseve.
Russia’s Saratov refinery among key targets hit by drones last night, Ukrainian Army’s General Staff says (VIDEO, MAP)
Ukrainian UAVs reportedly also targeted air defense systems, drone hangars, and a command center at the Saky airfield in occupied Crimea.
African fighters with no documents flood Donetsk city with Cold War–era bunkers
"Everything is blurred and unclear."
No sign that Russia can quickly overrun remaining Donetsk territory, ISW reiterates
Russian troops have captured just two-thirds of Pokrovsk after nearly four months of combat, despite massive manpower investment.
Russia launches 24-hour infantry push on Myrnohrad as twin-city encirclement takes shape (MAP, VIDEO)
7th Air Assault Corps warns Russians advancing on Rivne and Svitle villages to complete encirclement.
ISW: Ukraine’s limited presence and counterattacks hinder Russia’s bid to take Pokrovsk
Ukrainian patrols were seen operating along key streets and highways in Pokrovsk, despite weeks of intensified Russian assaults.