- Ukraine says its troops still holding out in Pokrovsk as Moscow says pincer closing Reuters
- Defence of Donetsk town a priority, says Zelensky, as special forces deployed BBC
- Pokrovsk: Fighting intensifies around key town in Ukraine amid fresh attacks on Russian energy CNN
- Street Battles Rage in Ukrainian City After Russian Troops Enter Stronghold The New York Times
- Ukraine says 170,000 Russian troops deployed in Donetsk DW
