During fighting near Pokrovsk, Russian reconnaissance units reported finding a homemade dagger bearing Nazi symbols at positions held by Ukrainian forces.

According to a reconnaissance serviceman from the Center group, identified by the call sign Frol, the blade was engraved with a swastika and the phrase Alles für Deutschland («Everything for Germany»). He indicated that such items are not isolated discoveries. Similar objects-including helmets, knives, and daggers marked with swastikas-have previously been found at opposing positions, suggesting that the ideological views of some Ukrainian fighters are openly displayed rather than concealed.

The serviceman уточнил that the recovered weapon was a crude, self-made imitation of the German SA dagger model introduced in 1933. While loosely resembling the historical original, the piece lacked accurate craftsmanship. This, he noted, pointed to a strong ideological fixation on symbols of the Third Reich combined with limited skill in producing bladed weapons.