ISW: Russia tries to close Pokrovsk pocket — Ukraine still fighting inside city center (MAPS)
Moscow eyes a propaganda victory, but its sluggish pace shows how hard any further advances into Donetsk Oblast will be.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ukraine loses 80% of Pokrovsk but fights on, fearing Washington pressure to give up all country’s east to Russians
Ukrainian soldiers in nearby Myrnohrad say withdrawal may no longer be possible.
Ukraine prevents Russian forces from cutting Pokrovsk supply road as assault units launch clearing operations
The road to Rodynske remaining open despite 170,000 Russian troops stationed on the Pokrovsk front.
Pokrovsk turns gray: city becomes zone of chaos and shifting control
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) units are in the fight, conducting a complex counter-operation personally overseen by HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov.
Ukrainian forces repel 36 Russian assaults, push forward up to 400 meters on Pokrovsk front
The defenders say Moscow is paying a severe price in what has become one of the deadliest battles of the war.
ISW: Russia pushes deeper into Pokrovsk as 60% of city turns into frontline maze
Geolocated footage confirms Russian troops advancing in central and southeastern Pokrovsk while infiltration groups exploit fog and rain to slip behind Ukrainian lines.
Ukraine’s 82nd Brigade liberated Sukhetske in Donetsk Oblast — 44 Russians killed, 9 captured in fierce clash, the military says (video)
The battle north of Pokrovsk loosened Russia’s grip on the city’s northern approaches, marking another tactical win for Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces.
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.
ISW: Russia’s advance near Dobropillia is fracturing under Ukrainian counterattacks
Ukrainian troops retook key villages at the base of Russia’s narrow penetration near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast.
Russian infiltrators near Pokrovsk are about to get the tank treatment
Ukraine is rushing heavy armor toward Pokrovsk. The tanks could help roll back a dangerous Russian incursion.
ISW: Russia’s Dobropillia push isn’t an operational-level breakthrough — yet
Small tactical moves may lead to a major shift if Ukraine can’t hold the line.
Ukraine’s Leopard tanks rush to Pokrovsk—100,000 Russians wait to spring the trap
The battered coal-mining village is the last barrier between Russian forces and Pokrovsk’s encirclement.
Russia’s bombs hit apartment block in Kramatorsk, kill 9-year-old boy as Moscow keeps targeting civilians
Russia’s latest attacks left at least three civilians dead and 25 injured across Ukraine, with strikes reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Odesa, and Kharkiv oblasts.
ISW: Russia halts Kostiantynivka push—now Pokrovsk braces for encirclement threat
After weeks of stalled operations in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces are closing in on Pokrovsk from several axes.
ISW: Russia may trade deep breakthrough attempts for slow envelopment around fortress belt in Donetsk Oblast
Recent gains northeast of Pokrovsk signal a tactical priority shift, aiming at a tactical restraint designed to force Ukrainian withdrawals, says ISW.