Pokrovsk turns gray: city becomes zone of chaos and shifting control
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) units are in the fight, conducting a complex counter-operation personally overseen by HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov.
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Putin sets deadline for Pokrovsk conquest, throws 17,000 more soldiers thrown into burning city
“Putin’s goal is to demonstrate that he can dictate terms,” Malomuzh said.
ISW: Russia pushes deeper into Pokrovsk as 60% of city turns into frontline maze
Geolocated footage confirms Russian troops advancing in central and southeastern Pokrovsk while infiltration groups exploit fog and rain to slip behind Ukrainian lines.
ISW: Putin and Gerasimov keep boasting of sweeping wins in Ukraine—but even Russian milbloggers call them fiction
At a briefing, Gerasimov falsely claimed that Russian troops had encircled thousands of Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk and Kupiansk.
Kyiv mother and daughter hid in the bathroom to survive — smoke killed them instead as Russia hit their home
Russians killed three people and injured 31 in Kyiv, while elsewhere their attacks left at least five more civilians dead and 18 injured.
Chernihiv left with blackouts and no hot water as Russia appears to restart power grid strikes campaign ahead of winter
The city confirms boiler shutdowns and rolling outages after a drone strike on nearby Slavutych a day earlier.
Russian shelling kills civilian in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast
Local officials said the victim died in their home after sustaining fatal injuries during Russian artillery fire on the city.
Russia struck Kostiantynivka with guided FAB-250 bomb – 5 civilians killed
Kostiantynivka, a city in Donetsk Oblast close to the front line, has been a frequent target for Russian aerial strikes since the start of the full-scale invasion.
Russia failed to take Pokrovsk this summer—now it’s sending elite naval units and tanks for round two, ISW says
Ukraine’s forces warn Moscow has shifted tactics and is preparing fresh multi-directional assaults.
Ukraine just cleared two Sumy villages—monitoring maps never showed them as occupied
Russian forces may have attempted a stealth breakthrough with small assault groups before being pushed back across the border.
DeepState: Russians breach near Pokrovsk, cut highway toward Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast
The OSINT project warns the wedge could endanger Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, and Kostiantynivka unless Ukrainian reserves regain the roads.
Ukraine is not real estate deal: Ukrainians see Trump’s land concession proposal as betrayal
Kyiv warns the West’s secret talks risk chaining Ukraine’s fate to a handshake with Moscow that will be broken before the ink dries.
Nightly assaults become routine as Russian drones swarm Ukrainian skies, injuring civilians
City after city woke to fires, debris and shattered windows as attacks stretched across the map.
Russia’s bombs hit apartment block in Kramatorsk, kill 9-year-old boy as Moscow keeps targeting civilians
Russia’s latest attacks left at least three civilians dead and 25 injured across Ukraine, with strikes reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Odesa, and Kharkiv oblasts.
Russia masses 100,000 troops to crush Ukraine’s defenders in Donetsk’s crucial battle
While Kostiantynivka holds, Moscow’s brutal summer offensive surges forward, threatening to sever Ukraine’s eastern front.
North Korean forces may soon fight inside Ukraine, says Seoul
South Korea warns Pyongyang is preparing for deployment of forces into Ukrainian territory as early as July.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1213: Putin declares all of Ukraine Russian
Meanwhile, Ukraine's 60-year-old Leopard tanks return to frontline combat near Kostiantynivka, effective against Russian forces despite their age.
ISW: Russians tried two mech assaults near Donetsk’s Kostiantynivka. Drones destroyed their equipment
Soviet-era armor appears less in use, with a shift toward lighter motorized platforms.
WSJ: Russia wants the West to believe it’s winning in Ukraine
Kremlin advances are meant to manipulate political will.
Russian airstrikes intensify on Ukrainian second defensive line northeast of Pokrovsk
Satellite analysis shows nearly 1,000 recent strikes between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.