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Ukraine pushes Russia back near Dobropillia, C-in-C Syrskyi says

Ukrainian assault units have advanced and cleared 188 square kilometers of territory near Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 08:47 PM

Russian troops store bodies from Pokrovsk at Mangush meat plant

Russian invaders are reportedly storing the bodies of soldiers killed near Pokrovsk at a meat-processing plant in the temporarily occupied town of Mangush, Donetsk Oblast, partisan group Atesh said on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 07:24 PM

Myrnohrad resident walks three days to evacuate

A 70-year-old woman from Myrnohrad walked for three days to Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast to evacuate, she told Radio Free Europe on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 05:44 PM

Ukrainian drone operators enter combat as fighting intensifies in Pokrovsk – Radio NV

UAV operators in Pokrovsk are being forced to engage in direct combat with Russian forces, a drone pilot with the 68th Separate Shershni Dovbusha Brigade, call sign Sonic, told Radio NV on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 05:23 PM

Defense units strike Russian invaders in Pokrovsk; Myrnohrad tense

Ukrainian forces are clearing Russian troops from Pokrovsk, while the situation in Myrnohrad remains tense but not critical, the 7th Air Assault Corps said, releasing video of destroyed Russian personnel and equipment on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 03:11 PM

Russian forces advance in Pokrovsk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhya – DeepState

Russian occupation forces advanced in the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and near the villages of Kamyanka in Kharkiv Oblast and Novohryhorivka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, analysts from the DeepState project reported, updating their battle map on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 08:47 PM

Pokrovsk fight: Russia applies improved infantry strategy

How Russian forces are using new tactics in Pokrovsk, causing the most trouble, and how Ukrainian troops are doing everything to avoid encirclement, the pilot of the "Shershni Dovbusha" UAV unit, call sign Sonic, told Radio NV on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 07:51 PM

Russian forces push forward in Pokrovsk, other areas

Russian invasion forces advanced in the Donetsk Oblast city of Pokrovsk and near the villages of Kamyanka in Kharkiv Oblast and Novohryhorivka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 01:40 PM

Ukrainian partisans burn Russian military truck to disrupt Pokrovsk supply route

Partisans set fire to a Russian military truck to disrupt troop movements near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, the Atesh movement reported on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 01:15 PM

HUR raid in Pokrovsk was personally overseen by Kyrylo Budanov — Reuters

Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, is personally overseeing a special operation involving the landing of Ukrainian special forces in Pokrovsk, though not within the city itself, TSN correspondent Yuliia Kyriienko reported on Oct. 31.

1 November 2025, 05:47 PM

Ukrainian intelligence continues operation in Pokrovsk and calls Russian claims of losses a provocation

Ukrainian military intelligence is conducting an operation near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and Russian claims of 11 paratroopers killed are a provocation, a source told Radio Svoboda on Nov. 1.

1 November 2025, 05:19 PM

Ukrainian forces push north in Pokrovsk as Russia fights for foothold — ISW

Ukrainian Defense Forces have made limited gains on the northern outskirts of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast as part of a counteroffensive, while Russian troops continue attempts to penetrate the city and the eastern part of nearby Myrnohrad, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 31 assessment.

1 November 2025, 01:39 PM

Zelenskyy on Putin and Pokrovsk: ‘They say he wants to come — sure, we know how it ends’

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Russian dictator Vladimir Putin were to show up in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, “everyone knows how it ends.” He made the remark during a briefing on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 04:46 PM

What’s slowing Russia’s advance and shaping Ukraine’s defense on the hardest front line – ISW

Offensive operations near Pokrovsk, where Russia has concentrated about 11,000 troops, remain the main priority for its occupying forces, but their advance in the area is slow, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said in a report released on Oct. 30.

31 October 2025, 10:36 AM

Russia's Defense Ministry claims readiness to pause fighting for media access

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Oct. 30 that it has received orders from President Vladimir Putin to allow foreign and Ukrainian journalists safe passage into the areas of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast and Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, where Moscow claims Ukrainian forces are encircled, with a proposed pause in fighting for five to six hours.

30 October 2025, 08:11 PM

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

Putin’s ‘micro-ceasefire’ bid seen as ploy to frame Ukraine as peace blocker — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s performative proposal for a brief “micro-ceasefire” near Pokrovsk and Kupyansk is likely aimed at creating the impression that Moscow is not an obstacle to peace, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 29 report.

30 October 2025, 12:38 PM

Defense of Pokrovsk, Kupyansk continues despite Putin’s encirclement claims—Zelenskyy

The largest concentration of Russian troops remains around embattled Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, with Ukrainian forces in the area still holding firm, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 10:41 PM

More than 1,200 civilians remain in Pokrovsk as evacuation becomes nearly impossible

Some 1,256 people remain in the embattled city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, despite evacuation being nearly impossible due to constant Russian shelling, Donetsk Oblast Military Administration head Vadym Filashkin said on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 06:11 PM

Ukrainian defenders destroy Russian flag in Pokrovsk - video

Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian tricolor flag that the enemy troops had raised at the entrance to Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast within an hour of its detection, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 03:18 PM

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