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Ukraine’s Defense & Military Developments (1/2)
>>> Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces cleared Mykhailivka, Zelenyi Hai, and Volodymyrivka in Donetsk region. The advance strengthens control of supply routes west of Donetsk and reduces Russian artillery pressure on the Maryinka–Krasnohorivka line.

>>> The General Staff reported the liberation of Novomykhailivka in Pokrovsk district. The regained position reduces the risk of a Russian push toward Pokrovsk.

>>> President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine strikes targets inside Russia with domestically produced long-range weapons. He added that Kyiv does not coordinate these targets with the United States.

>>> Units near Dobropillia in Donetsk region contained the main threat after heavy assaults. Engineers reinforced positions and restored movements on local supply roads.

>>> Ukrainian forces hit the Ust-Luga gas-processing and export hub in Leningrad region and the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara region. Fires and explosions damaged processing units and forced emergency shutdowns.

>>> A strike disabled a Druzhba pipeline pump station. Crude flow on part of the route stopped, and operators switched to alternative logistics.