ISW: Russian forces try to apply Pokrovsk-style tactics in Siversk and Lyman against Ukraine’s Fortress Belt
The Kremlin is using a mix of weather-aided raids, artillery-coordinated drones, and forward infiltration near key defense axes.
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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.
Frontline report: Russian convoy parades through fog toward Pokrovsk — and gets wiped out in minutes
Ukrainian drones turned a supposed show of dominance into a fiery rout, torching dozens of vehicles as the fog cleared.
Ukraine strikes Russia’s major Russian refinery with new jet-powered drones (VIDEO)
Ukrainian forces launched a long-range drone strike on key Russian oil and drone infrastructure overnight on 16 November…
ISW: Russia crosses Vovcha River in fog, breaks into Novopavlivka, highlighting “Ukraine’s need for traditional weapons systems” (MAP)
Russian troops built a pontoon bridge from Donetsk Oblast's Yalta to Dachne and crossed twice before Ukraine responded.
Russia launches massive air attack on Kyiv, killing 6 and wounding 36 civilians across the capital—children and pregnant woman among the injured (UPDATED)
The Air Force says Moscow launched 430 drones and 19 missiles. More were killed in Odesa Oblast, while damage to power and other infrastructure facilities is reported across several regions.
Ukrainian troops are not surrounded —Pokrovsk remains contested, not captured, top general Syrskyi says
He says stabilizing the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad frontline depends on coordinated work across all Ukrainian command structures and units.
ISW: Russian milbloggers declare Pokrovsk “almost taken” — ISW says evidence shows only 46% control (MAP)
Russian forces are positioned to collapse the pocket around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, but ISW says the real impact will hinge on how Ukraine withdraws from the area.
From Donetsk orphans to Russian soldiers: How occupation transforms Ukrainian children into occupiers
Ukrainian orphans in their new Russian military uniforms represent the endpoint of Russia's systematic child militarization program.
Ukraine shoots down only half of Russian drones as Moscow terror attack targets power facilities in three regions
Russia's drones hit infrastructure in Odesa, Donetsk, and Kharkiv oblasts, injuring at least one civilian.
Difficult Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad battles rage as both Ukrainian and Russian forces advance, ISW reports
Ukraine’s defenders fight to keep supply lines open while Moscow’s troops press from east and south.
Russian drones and bombs injure civilians, hit homes and energy infrastructure in nine oblasts
The Russians killed a Kherson man and injured at least eight more civilians across Ukraine.
ISW: Russian advance pace in Pokrovsk remains decreased as Moscow focuses on logistics
Russian troops conduct infiltration raids in and through southern Pokrovsk, ISW reported.
FPV drone on fiber optics hits emblem on evacuation vehicle carrying foreign reporters in Donetsk Oblast
A Russian drone struck a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle carrying Austrian and Spanish journalists at the entrance to Kostyantynivka on 8 November.
“They have partially infiltrated”: Chief of General Staff reports on Russian advantage in Pokrovsk direction
Russian forces have partially infiltrated the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk and are working to encircle the entire Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration, Chief of the General Staff Andriy Hnatov says
ISW: Russia sends reinforcements to consolidate infiltration gains in Pokrovsk sector
Ukrainian forces say Russian troops are using poor weather and disguises to penetrate further, while also bringing in support units.
Targeting the lifesavers: Russia’s repeated assaults killed five Ukrinian rescuers, injured dozens over three months
Emergency personnel have come under sustained, deliberate Russian attacks — a disturbing trend tracked by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
ISW: Russia floods Pokrovsk front with three armies as its losses soar
With tanks mostly sidelined in Pokrovsk, only near Myrnohrad are Russia’s armored vehicles showing up in strength.
Russia’s missing army: 144,000 families now turning to Ukraine for answers
October’s findings revealed that 159 captured Russian soldiers included foreigners from Egypt to Belarus.
Ukraine fights to prevent logistics collapse in Pokrovsk as Russian artillery, drones, and guided bombs level city’s blocks
Currently, the battle for Pokrovsk remains central to the struggle for the east of Ukraine.