Ukraine says it has retaken several villages on the Pokrovsk front, cutting off two Russian salients created after breaching Ukrainian lines.

Ukraine has deployed the Azov Corps to the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk province to reinforce its defenses after Russia breached the line in the area.

A Ukrainian analysis group suggests Russia has penetrated defenses near the stronghold of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, threatening a key supply route.

The Ukrainian military claims to have hit the headquarters of Russia's 85th Brigade in Donetsk Oblast, killing the brigade commander and 5 others.

Russia is employing a pincer movement to breach the Pokrovsk stronghold, combining encirclement and disruption of supply lines with special forces infiltrating the city center.

The Russian military announced complete control of the city of Chasov Yar in Donetsk province after over a year of assaulting the strategic stronghold.

Russian special forces have infiltrated the strategic city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk and ambushed Ukrainian defenders, suggesting a potential weakening of Ukraine's defensive lines.

Russian officials say their forces have taken control of the first village in Dnipropetrovsk province, near the administrative border with Donetsk province.