79th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine)

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported increased pressure on Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillia directions. The Staff meeting discussed strengthening defense and financing Ukraine's security sector.

President Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff, where they discussed the situation at the front, the development of a contract army, and defense financing for 2025-2026. The successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillia directions, as well as the strengthening of positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, were noted.

Paratroopers of the 79th Brigade captured an Egyptian in the Kurakhove direction. He came to Russia to study, but after receiving a passport, he was sent to war against Ukraine.

Soldiers of the 79th Air Assault Brigade repelled one of the largest Russian assaults in the Kurakhove sector. Ukrainian troops destroyed 6 tanks, 7 armored personnel carriers, 12 motorcycles and inflicted significant losses on the enemy in manpower.