Benjamin Murdoch

Ukrainian forces have launched a systematic campaign targeting Russian ammunition depots from Donetsk city to the front lines at Pokrovsk, creating critical shortages that are allowing Ukrainian units to exploit weaknesses and seize tactical initiative across the direction.

Russian marines rushing to reinforce Pokrovsk were decimated by Ukrainian HIMARS strikes, while Ukrainian forces liberated Udachne village after two weeks of fighting.

Ukrainian police have detained a suspect in the assassination of a prominent politician who opposed the Kremlin for three decades and helped organize Ukraine's major pro-democracy revolutions.