Key Takeaways from the ISW:

  • Russian and Ukrainian forces continue interdiction campaigns in the Pokrovsk direction as the rate of Russian advances in and around Pokrovsk remains temporarily decreased.
  • Russian forces are successfully interdicting Ukrainian logistics into Myrnohrad (east of Pokrovsk) as part of efforts to collapse Ukrainian defenses in the town.
  • The ongoing US government shutdown is reportedly affecting US weapons exports to NATO allies and Ukraine.
  • European officials continue to report and respond to aerial incursions in European airspace.
  • Ukrainian forces advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area. Russian forces advanced near Kupyansk, Siversk, and Hulyaipole.

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