🔗 Share this article Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets with Military Personnel Near Embattled Pokrovsk Front The head of state conducted a visit to speak to national troops in the eastern front on Tuesday. Zelenskyy announced that he met with soldiers at the command post of the first unit of the National Guard of Ukraine Azov, which is conducting a defensive operation in the Dobropillya sector, a town approximately 20km from Pokrovsk. Intense Conditions in Pokrovsk Updated analysis from a Ukrainian project indicated that opposition armies had advanced deeper into the city and surrounding areas, though significant areas was not fully held by both forces. The situation remains critical, with updates indicating that Russian forces were fortifying positions and building up positions in some districts. Invading troops are pushing forward in the Pokrovsk direction and seem to be functioning with enhanced confidence within the city proper. Research institutes noted that defense units had liberated a significant portion of a enemy advance in the Dobropillya direction, on the eastern edge of the Pokrovsk campaign. Kyiv's Long-Range Assaults Inside the Federation National unmanned aircraft targeted a production facility approximately 1,300km inside Russia at the city. Regional authorities announced a detonation at the Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant that caused its water treatment facility to partially collapse, adding that the reason for the blast was unconfirmed. The armed forces leadership stated there was extensive harm to the plant. Defense units reported hitting a fuel processing plant at the city in the federal district to the east of the capital. The level of destruction was currently analyzed. The territorial leader verified an assault by numerous aerial vehicles near the refinery. Russian Military Legal Adjustments Russian military reservists will now have to protect fuel facilities against Ukrainian drone strikes after the Russian leader enacted a decree on Tuesday extending their entanglement in the war effort. The Russian ruler also signed a law authorizing recruitment all year round whereas before it happened only during limited periods in autumn and spring. The federation restricts draftees from being assigned to fighting, but after their military service they enter Russia's reserves, putting them at risk of being sent to war. Substantial defense expenditures have also started to strain the Russian state budget, with authorities hiking rates to cover increasing gaps. Zelenskyy's Appeals for International Support Zelenskyy urged the US to remain open to supplying Kyiv with long-range weapons. Addressing a European Union summit from the Pokrovsk area, the Ukrainian president also demanded more western sanctions on the federation – including on fuel and power segments – and said he sought accession to the union before 2030. Global Assistance and Diplomatic Changes The European nation plans to boost armed assistance to Ukraine by €3bn next year to about €11.5bn, the treasury department in the German government said on Tuesday. This includes, among other things, heavy weapons, aerial vehicles, armoured vehicles and the replacement of two Patriot systems. Norwegian munitions maker Nammo has established a cooperation framework with a Ukrainian industrial partner to manufacture, create and distribute munitions in the nation. Italy summoned Russia's deputy ambassador on the start of the week to challenge what it said were vulgar, concerning and improper comments by Russian diplomatic representative who linked the deadly collapse of a building in the capital to the country's armed aid for Ukraine. The government representative stated that Italy will not alter its diplomatic approach or its standards in response to reckless verbal attacks. The Moscow's representation later offered regrets for the passing of a construction employee in the incident but took the opportunity to complain that the angry response to the remarks was biased against Russia.