Intensified fighting around Pokrovsk and a crippled Crimea bridge mark new Ukrainian strikes

The Russian Defence Ministry reports that its forces are tightening the grip on the approaches to Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, claiming capture of villages and heavy pressure on the Kostiantynivka and Kramatorsk belt as part of its summer campaign. Ukrainian officials contest the claim, saying the Kostiantynivka line is holding and that Ukrainian troops have reclaimed more territory in a month than Russia has captured.

Separately, Ukrainian military units say a precision strike overnight hit the last intact bridge near Armiansk in occupied Crimea, rendering it inoperable and reportedly disabling up to 50 Russian trucks carrying ammunition and fuel. The operation was described as a coordinated attack involving special forces and drone systems, aimed at isolating Russian logistics in the peninsula. Both claims remain unverified by independent observers.