Pokrovsk sector battle

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

Around 200 Russian troops infiltrate Pokrovsk, street battles ongoing — General Staff

The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said the situation remains tense in the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration and along the Ocherytine section of the Pokrovsk front. Russian forces have numerical superiority and continue to escalate their offensive, the General Staff reported on Oct. 26.

26 October 2025, 02:42 PM

Syrskyi condemns battlefield lies after Pokrovsk visit

Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said he visited the Pokrovsk sector, assessed the situation on the ground, and stressed that concealing or distorting information in commanders’ reports is unacceptable.

26 October 2025, 01:45 PM

‘Isolated but entrenched’: Russian forces gain ground in Pokrovsk, but don’t fully control the city — ISW

Russian troops have advanced into central and western Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and are holding positions along the railway line, but the exact shape of the frontline in the city and its outskirts remains unclear, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 24 update.

25 October 2025, 11:03 AM

Ukrainian forces recover Pokrovsk positions — Russians seize Poltavka in Zaporizhzhya

Ukraine's Defence Forces restored positions near Novo Shakhove and Kucheriv Yar on the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops occupied Poltavka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, DeepState monitoring project reported on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 01:16 PM

Russian troops infiltrate Kupyansk, battles erupt in Pokrovsk – expert

Russian forces are infiltrating Kupyansk with ordinary infantry in small groups, seizing about a third of the city, while battles have begun in Pokrovsk using similar tactics, war veteran Yevhen Dykyi told Radio NV on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 03:31 PM

Massed Russian assault near Pokrovsk meets Ukrainian defense - NV exclusive

Russia amassed a large amount of armored equipment, deployed “motorcycle assault” troops and launched several waves of infantry attacks at Pokrovsk front, NV journalist Serhii Okunev wrote in his exclusive material from the frontline.

15 October 2025, 10:45 AM

Ukraine’s Dobropillia push crushes Moscow’s plans to occupy Donbas in summer

Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Dobropillia foiled Russia’s summer plan to seize much of Donbas by November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 8.

9 October 2025, 05:57 PM

Ukraine's SBU wiping out 100 Russians daily near Pokrovsk

Russian forces have been ordered to storm Ukrainian positions in the Pokrovsk sector at any cost, skyrocketing their losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 8, citing a report from Ukraine’s SBU Security Service head Vasyl Maliuk.

8 October 2025, 07:22 PM

Ukrainian defense forces push back occupiers near Dobropillia, Russian troops advance by Kupyansk — DeepState

Ukraine’s defense forces pushed back Russian troops near Volodymyrivka, outside Dobropillia, on the Pokrovsk front line, the analytical portal DeepState reported Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 02:58 PM

Ukraine dismisses Kremlin’s talk of advances, says Russian troops are stalled

Russian Gen. Valerii Gerasimov claimed that Moscow’s forces are advancing “on nearly all fronts in Ukraine,” with the fiercest battles taking place near Pokrovsk, Reuters reported on Sept. 17.

18 September 2025, 06:10 PM

Talks stall as allies fear Putin may launch new offensive

European leaders are increasingly concerned that Russian forces may be preparing a new offensive in Ukraine, with Moscow seeking to seize full control of Donetsk Oblast, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 10:15 AM

Ukrainian border guards thwart Russian assault, capture nine soldiers in Pokrovsk sector — video

Ukrainian border guards have disrupted a Russian assault in the Pokrovsk sector and captured nine enemy soldiers, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported on Aug. 25.

26 August 2025, 12:43 PM

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

Ukrainian troops push Russian forces out of two villages and capture POWs — photos

Ukrainian photographers Kostyantyn and Vlada Liberov have published photos of Russian occupiers taken prisoner by Ukrainian defenders from the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade on their Instagram on Aug. 17.

18 August 2025, 01:19 PM

Ukrainian forces halt Russian advance near Dobropillia

The situation near the city of Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, where Russian forces had been advancing rapidly, is now stabilizing, General Staff spokesperson Andrii Kovalyov told Interfax-Ukraine on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 10:00 AM

Russian frontline gains boost Putin’s confidence ahead of Trump talks — Bloomberg

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will arrive at his planned Aug. 15 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump confident that Russian forces are “winning” on the battlefield and that he will be “dictating the rules,” Bloomberg reported on Aug 13.

13 August 2025, 02:15 PM

Russia struggles to hold gains near Dobropillia — ISW

Russian forces that entered areas east of Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast have yet to bring in enough reinforcements to hold their gains and will likely struggle to do so, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 12.

13 August 2025, 09:59 AM

Russian forces advance in three Donetsk settlements, threaten deeper push

Russian troops have advanced in Nykanorivka, Shcherbynivka, and near Petrivka in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group wrote on Aug. 12.

13 August 2025, 08:50 AM

Syrskyi orders reinforcements to destroy Russian sabotage groups near Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has deployed additional forces and resources to locate and eliminate Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups breaking through defensive lines in the Pokrovsk sector, General Staff spokesperson Andrii Kovalov told Ukrinform on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 08:51 PM

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