territorial gains

Zelenskyy restructures Donetsk command under Prokopenko and Biletskyi as Ukraine liberates 7.5 sq km in Kharkiv. Russian claims of capturing Pysarivka are denied. Over 200 clashes reported; Polish support for refugees drops to 52%.

Ukrainian forces liberated 7.5 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast while repelling 60 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka fronts. Meanwhile, a Polish poll shows 52% oppose accepting Ukrainian refugees, signalling a shift in one of Kyiv's key allied nations.