Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi indicated Ukrainian forces still operate in northern Pokrovsk but acknowledged there were no Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk on an unspecified prior date, suggesting recent limited retaking of positions.

Ukrainian forces still operate in northern Pokrovsk but withdrew at some point

Ukrainian troops defending the front-line city of Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast are relying on a narrow and increasingly dangerous 'gray zone' corridor to move in and out of the city as Russian forces try to cut the last remaining roads

The last remaining exit from Myrnohrad is described as a 'strip of gray zone' only a couple of kilometers (about 1 mile) wide between the partially occupied village of Rivne and the occupied village of Krasnyi Lyman

Russian troops shelled Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk and Bakhmut districts in Donetsk oblast 11 times over the past day