Russia Claims Another Ukrainian Town In East As Fighting Also Intensifies In Zaporizhzhia

"Russian forces on Sunday announced more advances in the vicinity of the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, after weeks of steady gains and several villages recently being brought under Russia's control.

The defense ministry said Russian troops have now taken the village of Mykhailivka, which lies just outside the town of Selydove and to the south of Pokrovsk." ZH

Russian commanders encourage executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war

"Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point to an increase in executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war, which are condoned and encouraged by Russian commanders. Russian forces recently executed nine Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Kursk Oblast, amidst a wider escalation of such executions by Russian forces across the theater." Pravada

Netanyahu Tells UN Forces to Leave Lebanon: Hezbollah’s ‘Human Shields’

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a statement Sunday urging the United Nations to withdraw so-called “peacekeeping” troops from Lebanon because they were acting as “human shields” for Hezbollah terrorists." Breitbart

161 combat clashes on frontline over past day, most in Kurakhove sector

"161 recorded combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian invaders on the frontline. The enemy's attacks were most intense in the Kurakhove sector.
In the Kharkiv sector fighting took place near Starytsia.

In the Kupiansk sector 19 clashes occurred near Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Vyshneve, Kopanky, and Lozova.
In the Lyman sector the enemy attacked 19 times near Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Novosadove, Nevske, Terny, and Torske.
In the Kramatorsk sector three clashes occurred near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector the Russian invaders attacked four times near Toretsk and Shcherbynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector the Ukrainian defenders repelled 25 enemy assaults in the areas of Sukhyi Yar, Lysivka, Promin, and Selydove.
In the Kurakhove sector the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 39 Russian attacks near Zhelanne Druhe, Kreminna Balka, Izmailivka, Novoselydivka, Kurakhivka, Hirnyk, Maksymilianivka, Kostiantynivka, and Katerynivka.
In the Vremivka sector the Russians advanced twice near Zolota Nyva.
In the Orikhiv sector the Russian forces attempted three unsuccessful advances near Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka.
In the Prydniprovske sector the enemy was repelled after eight assaults on the Ukrainian defense lines.
In the Huliaipole sector no significant changes were observed.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors no signs of enemy offensive groups forming were spotted.
At the borders of Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the Russian army maintains a presence and conducts mortar and artillery shelling of populated areas from its territory." Ukrin