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Armed Forces of Ukraine
‘Occupiers Staged Another Flag Show’: Ukraine Pushes Back as Russia Claims Capture of Pokrovsk
Moscow released a video Monday showing soldiers raising a flag over the town center, but Ukrainian troops said they pushed back the Russians who entered the area.
Dec. 2, 2025
Russia
Kremlin Claims Pokrovsk Has Fallen Ahead of Putin-Witkoff Talks
Russia launched its offensive against the key city, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, almost a year ago. Now, it claims to have succeeded one day before Trump’s envoy arrives in Moscow.
Dec. 1, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Assault Troops Clear Center of Pokrovsk
A Russian bid to capture a strategic logistics hub in eastern Ukraine that has been a Kremlin objective for more than a year has stalled, and the Ukrainians say they’re winning the battle.
Nov. 24, 2025
SBU
‘Take Them Ahead’: Intercept Points to Russia Using Civilians as Human Shields in Pokrovsk
Ukraine’s SBU reported that Russian troops from the 506th regiment used a man, a woman and a 13-year-old child from frontline Pokrovsk as “human shields” during an assault on the city.
Nov. 19, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Claims to Have Seized Two New Villages in Southern Ukraine
Russian forces claim capture of Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia, slowly advancing against outnumbered Ukrainians as eastern fighting intensifies around Pokrovsk; peace talks stalled.
Nov. 16, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 15, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on November 15, 2025
Nov. 16, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 14, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on November 14, 2025
Nov. 15, 2025
Ukraine
Strikes That Shock, The Pokrovsk Winkle, Tea Party Tangent
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Nov. 13, 2025
Pokrovsk
Zelensky: ‘Nobody Is Pushed to Die for Ruins’ as Pokrovsk Battles Rage in Fog
Zelensky says Ukraine faces a “very difficult” situation in Pokrovsk, vowing to support commanders’ decisions as Russian forces advance under the cover of thick fog.
Nov. 13, 2025
Partisans
Russia Rushes Troops to Pokrovsk as Reserves Run Out, Say Partisans
Russian forces are urgently redeploying troops from other fronts to Pokrovsk as reserves run out, with new soldiers sent into assaults without proper registration.
Nov. 12, 2025
Drones
Ukraine Takes Out North Korean Rocket Launcher in Pokrovsk
Russian troops had attempted to conceal the launcher in a trench, covering it with boards and branches.
Nov. 11, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Fighting in Pokrovsk Slows, but Russia Still Plans to Seize the City – Ukraine’s Army Chief
Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine’s top general, said the situation around Pokrovsk remains under control and that logistics routes into the city have been restored.
Nov. 10, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Sunday in Mykolaivka
Every day in Ukraine volunteers go out toward the front to help soldiers or civilians caught and ever-growing kill zone. These extraordinary effort have become the “new normal.”
Nov. 9, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on November 8, 2025
Nov. 9, 2025
Energy
OPINION: Strikes That Shock, the Pokrovsk Winkle, Tea Party Tangent
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Nov. 8, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Wants Pokrovsk to Sell Donbas Victory and Pressure the West, Zelensky Says
Zelensky said Russia seeks to seize Pokrovsk to bolster its claim of taking Donbas and pressure the West to push Ukraine into concessions.
Nov. 7, 2025