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Russia advances in Myrnohrad and near Katerynivka — DeepState

Russian occupation forces have managed to advance in Myrnohrad as well as near Katerynivka in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on Dec. 7.

8 December 2025, 08:06 AM

No encirclement near Huliaypole despite Russian assaults

The situation on the Huliaypole front in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Oblast remains challenging, but no Ukrainian units are encircled, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 06:21 PM

Ukrainian forces deny encirclement near Huliaypole in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

The situation on the Huliaypole front is "quite tense," but reports of Ukrainian units being encircled or blocked by Russian troops are false, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 05:50 PM

Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief: Pokrovsk is neither occupied nor encircled

The Pokrovsk sector remains the main axis of Russia’s offensive, with intense fighting continuing both on the outskirts and within the city itself, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Telegram on Nov. 13 after visiting the frontline.

13 November 2025, 08:54 AM

Russia may seize Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad - only to bleed for every block

Russian occupiers will likely be able to temporarily occupy Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, but doing so will require more time and will cost them heavily, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Nov. 11.

12 November 2025, 11:17 AM

Russia may form a 'sub-pocket' in Pokrovsk to squeeze Ukrainian supply routes

The situation in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast remains difficult, as Ukrainian defenders work to hold the flanks of the pocket while Russian forces continue to advance, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Nov. 10.

11 November 2025, 11:44 AM

Russia spreads AI videos on 'Kupyansk encirclement' - Center for Countering Disinformation

Russian propaganda has launched a series of fake TikTok videos falsely claiming that Russian forces have fully encircled Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) wrote on Nov. 10.

11 November 2025, 09:32 AM

Ukrainian forces secure corridor to Pokrovsk

A special operation by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) is underway in the frontline city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, the agency reported on Nov. 4, posting a combat video on Telegram.

4 November 2025, 09:53 AM

Syrskyi rebuts Russia’s false encirclement claim

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has refuted Russian claims of Ukrainian troop encirclement in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk in his official statement posted on Telegram on Oct. 30 after visiting the frontlines in Donetsk Oblast.

30 October 2025, 02:54 PM

Russian plan to encircle Pokrovsk mapped

Russian forces have deployed approximately 11,000 troops in the Pokrovsk sector, the 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s Airborne Assault Forces reported on Facebook on Oct. 29, posting a map of a possible Russian plan to encircle the city, which is key to Ukrainian defense in Donetsk Oblast.

29 October 2025, 01:09 PM

Zelenskyy debunks Kremlin myth of mass encirclements

Moscow’s claim of thousands of Ukrainian troops being encircled near Kupyansk and Pokrovsk is 'a complete lie' as Defense Forces control the situation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told TSN channel on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 10:00 AM

Ukraine’s hold on Pokrovsk slips precariously

With at least 250 Russian troops operating in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and Ukrainian supply routes to the city degraded by enemy drones, the situation in the area is now “critical,” Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 24, citing officers from two Ukrainian brigades.

25 October 2025, 01:04 AM

Twice as many Russian troops near Pokrovsk as pre-2022 population

Russian invasion forces on the Pokrovsk front are twice as numerous as the city’s population before the full-scale invasion, Viktor Trehubov, spokesman for Dnipro Operational-Strategic Troop Grouping, said in an interview with public broadcaster Suspilne on Aug. 23.

24 August 2025, 02:25 PM

Russia nears Pokrovsk encirclement, Ukraine faces tough choice

The Ukrainian army has been defending Pokrovsk for a year, but Russia has recently gained opportunities to encircle the city, military expert and former SBU Security Service officer Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 05:03 PM

Putin’s bluff exposed — ISW finds no proof of Ukrainian encirclement

Russian forces continue offensive operations in Russia’s Kursk Oblast but have not yet pushed Ukrainian forces out of the region, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report published on March 15.

16 March 2025, 10:25 AM

Syrskyi leads defense strategy for key village in Donetsk Oblast

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have plans in place to prevent the encirclement of the village of Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast by Russian troops, Viktor Trehubov, Khortytsia operational-strategic grouping spokesperson, said on national television on Jan. 24.

24 January 2025, 01:48 PM

No Ukrainian troops encircled in Russian-occupied Makarivka, says monitoring group

Russian forces seized the Ukrainian villages of Makarivka, Sukhi Yaly, and Zelenivka in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Dec. 24, posting the updated maps of the frontlines.

24 December 2024, 01:57 PM

Ukrainian troops hold new line after avoiding encirclement in Donetsk Oblast, military says

The DeepState monitoring group’s report that some Ukrainian units are in an operational encirclement near the settlements of Uspenivka and Trudove in Donetsk Oblast is not true, the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Forces said in its Dec. 20 statement on Telegram.

20 December 2024, 02:26 PM

Intense fighting on Kurakhove front ongoing as Russians try to encircle Ukrainian defenders

Russian troops persist with intense assaults on the Kurakhove front despite heavy losses, targeting Kostiantynivka, Katerynivka, and Antonivka, Orest Drymalovskyi from the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade, said on national television on Nov. 10.

10 November 2024, 05:35 PM

Russian troops aiming to surround Selydove in Donbas, says National Guard spokesperson

Russian troops are launching assaults and attempting to advance towards the village of Vyshneve in Donetsk Oblast, which is located on the western outskirts of the town of Selydove, the National Guard spokesperson told agency LIGA.net on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 07:02 PM

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