Russian forces have established control over the settlement of Lozovatskoye in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were also said to have been defeated in several settlements in the district. Kyiv has no comment on the allegations.
An air alert was declared again tonight in several areas in eastern Ukraine, local media reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the difficult situation on the front in the eastern part of the country. Ukrainian air defenses have shot down four attack drones and one missile fired by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said. “All targets were shot down by the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Dnieper, Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions,", the statement added.
According to army data, over 100 clashes took place on the front during the last 24 hours, more than a third - again in the Pokrovsk area, in the Donetsk region. In his video address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi spoke about the strengthening of Ukrainian positions there:
"With the Minister of Defense and with the military command, we are analyzing in detail the situation in the complex directions and above all near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. It is this direction that is and remains the main focus of Russian attacks. Everything must be done and will be done to strengthen our positions and our ability to inflict substantial losses on the occupier.
Ukrainian media earlier reported a missile attack on a military airport in Crimea, which has been annexed by Russia since 2014. So far, the Ukrainian side has not provided details of the attack. There are no comments from the Russian side either.
The Russian Defense Ministry said air defense intercepted 21 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region in less than three hours last night. The governors of Kursk and Voronezh regions announced threats of drone attacks.