Pokrovsk front

Russia aims to capture Pokrovsk and cut supply routes, Ukrainian commander says

Russia’s military command has tasked its invading forces with fully capturing Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and then pushing on toward Hryshyne, Rodynske, and other settlements in Pokrovsk district, the commander of a battalion in Ukraine’s 25th Separate Airborne Brigade, call sign Hera, said on national television on March 22.

22 March, 06:01 PM

Ukrainian paratroopers burn Russia’s new logistics vehicle - video

Ukrainian paratroopers have destroyed Russia’s new Ulan-2 all-terrain logistics vehicle for the first time on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk Oblast, 7th Rapid Response Corps reported on Dec. 26.

26 December 2025, 12:03 PM

Zelenskyy: About 300 Russian troops remain in Pokrovsk, goal No. 1 is to seize the city fast

Around 314 Russian troops are currently in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, according to Ukrainian defenders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a briefing on Nov. 7, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

7 November 2025, 05:15 PM

Syrskyi: Ukraine reclaimed 58 sq km in August, Russian losses hit 29,000

August 2025 was a month of severe trials for Ukraine’s Armed Forces but also demonstrated the effectiveness of both defensive and offensive operations, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 11:52 AM

No breakthrough in Dobropillia, just infiltration – expert

Russian advances near Dobropillia in Donbas are not a breakthrough but an infiltration, Mykhailo Samus, director of the New Geopolitics Research Network, said in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 11:23 AM

Russian troops seize two villages near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border — DeepState

Russian occupation forces have captured the villages of Zelenyi Kut and Novoukrainka in Donetsk Oblast, located near the administrative border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on July 5.

5 July 2025, 04:53 PM

DeepState: Russia advances near Chasiv Yar, Sumy, and Pokrovsk axes

Russian forces have captured the village of Shevchenko Pershe in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, the independent military monitoring project DeepState reported on June 20.

20 June 2025, 12:49 PM

Azov officer: Russia pushing through Pokrovsk axis with FPV drone strikes

Officer from Ukraine’s 12th Azov Brigade with the callsign Lyric speaks to Radio NV about Russia’s recent gains along the Pokrovsk-Toretsk axis and the Ukrainian Defense Forces' efforts to stabilize the front.

30 May 2025, 11:13 AM

Ukraine expert: Pokrovsk and Sumy now most dangerous front-line areas

Military expert and former Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officer Ivan Stupak identified two critical front-line areas posing the greatest threat to Ukraine during a Radio NV broadcast on May 23.

23 May 2025, 05:11 PM

Ukrainian forces stabilize Pokrovsk front, reclaim some tactical initiative — Syrskyi

Ukrainian Defense Forces have stabilized the situation along the Pokrovsk axis and, in some areas, regained tactical initiative from Russian occupying forces, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 6.

6 May 2025, 10:28 AM

Ukraine hits Russian command post near Bakhmut

Ukrainian defenders hit the command post of Russia’s 6th Motor Rifle Division near the temporarily occupied city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on May 4.

4 May 2025, 10:55 AM

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