"Fighting Russian and Ukrainian troops have fought battles in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine, with Ukraine's military reporting fierce fighting under way in a part of the city that was key for Kyiv's front-line logistics. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he visited troops fighting near the eastern city of Dobropillia, where Ukrainian forces are conducting a counteroffensive against Russian troops."
"Russia struck civilian energy and port infrastructure in a massive overnight drone attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa, the region's governor said in a post on the Telegram messaging app, adding that rescuers extinguished fires and there were no casualties. Ukraine has struck an oil refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region east of Moscow, the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces said in a statement."
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows the use of military reservists to guard oil refineries after Ukrainian drone strikes have led to fuel shortages in some regions of the country. Weapons Putin lauded his country's development of new weapons, including the Burevestnik cruise missile and Poseidon super torpedo, describing them as faster and more effective, with the Burevestnik said to be capable of reaching more than three times the speed of sound."
Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in battles in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub, with fierce fighting in areas critical for Kyiv's logistics. Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops near Dobropillia, where Ukrainian forces are conducting a counteroffensive. Russia launched a massive overnight drone attack on Odesa's energy and port infrastructure, causing fires but no casualties. Ukraine struck a Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, and reported damage to a petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan; Sterlitamak authorities said the plant remained operating. Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing reservists to guard refineries and praised development and production of new missiles including Burevestnik, Poseidon and Oreshnik.
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