Kupyansk direction is currently one of the hottest, the enemy wants to re-occupy the important logistics center of Kharkiv region – the town of Kupyansk – but the Russian army has no strategic successes in this direction.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of Ukraine held a working meeting on the confiscation of frozen Russian assets, noting that Ukraine has sealed the support of a number of partners who are preparing relevant decisions on seizure on their soil.
Russian authorities have likely coerced Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) into joining the so-called ‘volunteer’ formation that will fight in Ukraine, which would constitute an apparent violation of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War.
In the south, Ukraine’s Defense Forces are destroying Russian artillery positions on islands in the Dnipro River, as well as attacking the enemy’s deeper rear lines.
During the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarske directions. The enemy regroups in Kupyansk and Lyman directions.
Despite significant casualties and loss off military equipment suffered by the Russian invasion forces during an ongoing offensive on Avdiivka, , as well as the low morale of the Russian troops, the possibility of more offensive efforts in the near future remains in place.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks in Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Zaporizhzhia directions. A total of 66 combat engagements took place on the front during the day.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed a Russian intelligence effort aimed to recruit Ukrainian teenagers tasking them with committing anti-Semitic acts in various regions of Ukraine.