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Forbes: Russian assault on Pokrovsk continues to stall, as “road cutter” drones cripple supply lines

Ukrainian "road cutter" FPVs systematically target Russian supply vehicles at specific chokepoints, creating impassable wreckage piles that have crippled Russian logistics near Pokrovsk.

byYuri Zoria

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ISW: Russian advance near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk slows as focus may shift to Kostiantynivka in 2025

The slowdown may be due to the deterioration of frontline Russian units and intensified Ukrainian drone operations in the area, per ISW.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine launches counterattacks near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk amid reduced Russian assaults

Recent Ukrainian counteroffensive operations near Pokrovsk have reclaimed several villages and slowed Russia's advance toward the city.

byYuri Zoria

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ISW: Ukrainians advance in Kharkiv Oblast and near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk, Russians in few Donetsk directions

Ukrainians regained lost positions near Kharkiv and Pokrovsk, while Russians advanced near Donetsk's Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Kurakhove, and seized an island in Kherson Oblast.

byYuri Zoria

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ISW: Ukraine recaptures Toretsk positions amid Russian advances nearby

Ukraine's Khortytsia Grouping reports intense combat in Chasiv Yar and Toretsk with Pokrovsk remains the front's hottest spot.

byYuri Zoria

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Frontline report: Ukrainian defenders turn Russian blitz near Toretsk into carnage

Russia's poorly planned offensive near Toretsk turned disastrous for them as Ukrainian forces, holding higher ground, destroyed the Russian attackers.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 4 November.

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Frontline report: Ukrainians demolish Russian firing posts with repurposed anti-tank mines, reclaim Toretsk high-rises

Russian forces lost critical observation posts in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, where they recently intensified the offensive, as Ukrainian sappers bundled anti-tank mines with C-4 charges to destroy Russian-held high-rises.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 22 October.

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Frontline report: Ukrainian elite special forces seize new ground near Kharkiv, stabilize defense

Ukrainian elite regiments Kraken and Artan led a successful assault in Kharkiv direction, first using reconnaissance drones to assess Russian positions and then launching precise artillery strikes on already weakened Russian troops in the area.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 14 October.

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Frontline report: Ukraine counters Russian gains in Kursk, reclaims 5km of lost territory

Despite being outnumbered 3-to-1, Ukrainian forces swiftly retook two towns in Kursk Oblast after the Russians advanced 10 km.

byReporting from Ukraine