ISW: Ukrainian troops advance in Kupiansk and Pokrovsk
A Kremlin-linked source admits Ukrainian gains in Kupiansk, blaming the weather for stalling Russian drones and favoring Ukraine's numerical advantage.
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Dobropillia
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Why Russia’s war machine may have peaked: new ISW assessment says Moscow can’t build momentum due to lack of reserves
With no extra troops to shift across sectors, Russia keeps trading one front for another, exposing dangerous vulnerabilities.
“Kill zones everywhere”: Ukrainian military describes new “combination” replacing mass assaults across main fronts
These zones now cover Kupiansk, Pokrovsk, and Dobropillia axes.
ISW: Russian forces will remain locked in slow foot-paced advances as their mech assaults keep failing
Russian milbloggers have criticized commanders for continuing armored assaults, arguing that past experience shows such attacks consistently fail.
Putin claims Russia seized Pokrovsk — ISW finds no sign of that (MAP)
The think tank's latest assessment says there is no evidence confirming the complete Russian seizure of Pokrovsk.
ISW: Russia can’t seal the east — so it tries to fix Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk from the west (MAP)
Russian troops are clearing roads and exploiting fog to push vehicle-borne assaults deeper into the town.
Pokrovsk is falling. Huliaipole is threatened. Azov Corps can only save one front
Russian troops outnumber Ukrainian troops five to one in some key sectors. That forces Ukrainian commanders to make very hard decisions.
Dobropillia diversion: did Russia trick Ukraine into losing Pokrovsk?
A Russian incursion north of Pokrovsk in August diverted Ukrainian reinforcements. Was it all in the Kremlin's plan?
Six-hour tank assault, 29 armored vehicles, zero breakthroughs: Russia’s biggest autumn push fails near Volodymyrivka
Hoping to exploit poor drone weather, Russian forces launched a two-wave assault near Donetsk Oblast's Dobropillia—and ran straight into mines, bombs, and ambushes.
Ukrainian paratroopers liberate Donetsk village in daring raid, capturing 50 Russian troops and rescuing trapped civilians
Intercepted Russian orders instructed troops "not to take civilians alive" before retreating.
Russia’s Pokrovsk offensive burns through tanks faster than its two factories can build them
Russia is rolling more and more tanks toward Pokrovsk. Can Ukrainian troops destroy them fast enough to save the city?
Near Pokrovsk, Ukraine discovers chaos favors the bigger army
Every attack exposes flanks to counterattack, and Russia has more troops for the chaos
Russians encircled north of Donetsk’s Pokrovsk, Syrskyi confirms
Commander-in-Chief announces encirclement of enemy forces that infiltrated Ukrainian defenses over summer months.
Putin lies when he says Russia is making gains: Zelenskyy
In his nightly address, President Zelenskyy reported thousands of Russian losses near Dobropillia and warned that only stronger international pressure and military aid can curb Moscow’s “virus of war.”
Frontline report: Ukrainian Army’s Brazilians quietly encircle Russian troops near Pokrovsk — and eliminate them one by one
In the forests and villages outside Pokrovsk, foreign fighters ambushed infiltration groups and raised Ukrainian flags in secured areas.
The battlefield around Pokrovsk is “a total mess.” And it’s about to get worse.
How many Russians are left in their salient northeast of Pokrovsk, and where are they? No outsiders know for sure.
Ukraine liberated 160 square km in Donetsk Oblast counteroffensive – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have liberated seven settlements and inflicted over 2,500 Russian losses in the past few weeks.
Putin needs Pokrovsk to unlock the Donbas—but it’s costing him everything
With 602 tanks lost, the Donbas fortress city is becoming this war's Stalingrad
Ukraine liberates Pankivka village while as Russia deploys 4 brigades to Dobropillia direction
Russian forces lost control of Pankivka settlement to Ukrainian defense units operating under the 1st NGU "Azov" Corps
Russia failed to take Pokrovsk this summer—now it’s sending elite naval units and tanks for round two, ISW says
Ukraine’s forces warn Moscow has shifted tactics and is preparing fresh multi-directional assaults.