In the Toretsk sector of the front, Russian troops have pushed west from Zalizne, reaching the region between Zalizne, Toretsk, and Niu York. With Russia now holding positions north of Niu York, as well as it's eastern and western flanks due to a push from the south, Ukrainian troops are in very real danger of being trapped inside the city. It also means that Ukrainian troops east of Niu York and South if Zalizne are on the verge of being cut off, if they have not yet withdrawn.
East of Pokrovsk, Russian troops have pushed into Ivanivka and seized much of the village. Russian troops are pushing to seize Serhiivka and Zhelanne, but Ukraine has managed to largely hold Russian forces at bay here. However, Russia is looking to expand their salient west of Prohres by opening up a crossing point along the Vovcha river. They have come hard against the village of Mezhove from the east; there is a crossing point just to its south. Crossing here would put Russian troops south of Zhelanne, but crucially, it would allow them to bypass a number of lakes further south. Ukraine has used these to establish a firm defense anchored on these lakes and the town of Karlivka, which forms the northern end of what would have likely been Ukraine's fall back position after the fall of Krasnohorivka. Russian troops imminently being able to cross behind though may mean the collapse of this defensive line over the next week or two.
At long last, Ukrainians F-16s appear to be flying combat missions in the sky, and Zelenskyy held a ceremony officially declaring their entrance into the war. Footage emerged of them over Odesa, one of theore frequent targets of Russian bombardment. For the time being, their primary role is likely to dissuade Russian attacks, and they should be able to succeed in doing so at Odesa, at least for a time. Ukraine simply lacks the numbers to truly turn the tide at the front, as they only have a small number of F-16s at this point in time. Initially the number was reported to be six total, but today the Economist reported that Ukraine has ten as of now. More will be arriving in the future, but it is likely to be a trickle of the planes.
Mali has officially severed their relations with Ukraine, citing Ukraine's support for the Tuareg rebels, which recently dealt a huge blow to federal Malian forces alongside their Wagner Group allies. Ukraine's precise role has yet to be determined, but Ukeisnian officials have confirmed that they helped to train the insurgents with drones. Whether or not this involves Ukrainian forces in Mali, or ot Ukrainian forces are there to combat Wagner, hasn't been clarified. It is still possible that the training was done remotely and that Ukraine has no presence, but Ukrainian officials have alluded to further cooperation.
As political unrest hits the United Kingdom, ties that Russia and its clients have to the region have come under increased scrutiny. The United Kingdom announced that embarrassingly, they had relied on software developed in Belarus to use for their submarines. Belarus, notably, is landlocked and thus does not have a navy, let alone any submarines. And Ireland publicly accused Russia of spying on them. While countries spying on others is a given, the accusation being made publicly is much rarer, and usually indicative of some sort of serious incident. It could be connected to the unrest, a string of sabotage incidents across Europe, or related to the large network of underwater cables which run past Ireland. This also comes just a couple of weeks after Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine and Ireland were negotiating a security agreement (in line with the large parts signed with other countries). However, Ireland has a very small military and is officially neutral, so the contents of any such package likely wouldn't be worth all that much in absolute terms.