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Ukraine
Russia’s Pyrrhic Victory: The True Cost of Pokrovsk
As Russian forces grind into Pokrovsk at immense cost, ex–Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer dissects the brutal battle’s toll, Ukraine’s hard choices, and why Russia’s gains may be pyrrhic.
Nov. 6, 2025
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Pokrovsk and Kupyansk – a Turning Point for Russia or ‘Last-Minute Panic Before Winter’?
Mykola Bielieskov of the National Institute for Strategic Studies analyzes the war whose kinetic frontline is just one of many – and the outcome may depend on political will.
Nov. 5, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Visits Azov Troops Near Pokrovsk as Battles Intensify in Eastern Ukraine
Fierce fighting continues around Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian special forces and intelligence units are battling a major Russian assault. Both sides have claimed gains in recent days.
Nov. 4, 2025
HUR
‘There’s Such Chaos’: Pokrovsk Becomes Epicenter of Ukraine’s Fiercest Battles Yet
Ukrainian special forces and intelligence units battle fierce Russian assaults in Pokrovsk. Kyiv intensifies counterattacks near Dobropillya, reporting heavy Russian losses amid urban chaos.
Nov. 4, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Pokrovsk Revisited Again – Deadlier Drone Wars – Laughing at Luna
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Nov. 3, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
'Expendable Material': Russia Reportedly Stores Dead Troops at Meat Plant After Pokrovsk Losses
Partisan group Atesh said Russia is storing soldiers’ bodies at a meat plant after massive losses near Pokrovsk, while Ukrainian forces say the Russians are attacking “simply with meat.”
Nov. 3, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
‘Enemy in Almost All Quarters’ – Russian Troops Push Into Pokrovsk, Fierce Street Battles
Ukrainian forces say Russian troops are fighting in nearly every district of Pokrovsk, but control remains contested as Kyiv’s defenders repel dozens of assaults daily.
Nov. 3, 2025
Ukraine
Russian Troops Burn Their Own Trucks to Halt Pokrovsk Deployment, Partisans Say
Ukraine’s Atesh partisan movement said one of its agents, embedded within Russia’s 115th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, set his unit’s truck on fire to prevent deployment to Pokrovsk.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Pokrovsk and What Comes After
As Russia bleeds to gain yards, Ukraine adapts for miles, making Pokrovsk’s so-called “strategic significance” a Kremlin-fueled mirage.
Nov. 1, 2025
HUR
HUR Special Forces Make Helicopter Landing Near Pokrovsk in Operation Led by Budanov
The troops arrived by Black Hawk helicopter and targeted areas that Russia claims to hold, Ukraine’s defense forces confirmed to Kyiv Post.
Nov. 1, 2025
Putin
Putin Offers ‘Ceasefire for Journalists’ as He Claims Russian Troops Encircle Pokrovsk
Earlier on Wednesday, Kyiv Post reported that Russian infantry had infiltrated the key road and logistics hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, sparking street battles.
Oct. 29, 2025
War in Ukraine
Street Battles, ‘Critical Situation’ in Pokrovsk
Raiding Russian infantry has seeped within the city limits of a top Putin objective, threatening to encircle it. Ukrainian special forces are engaging in urban warfare.
Oct. 29, 2025
Drones
Ukrainian Press Officer Shoots Down Russian Drone, Rescues Dutch Film Crew in Donetsk
Oleg Petrasyuk was accompanying a journalist from a Dutch news outlet, who was documenting damage to the local Orthodox church caused by Russian attacks.
Oct. 29, 2025
Russia
‘Ready to Throw Anyone to Slaughter’ – Russia Sends Women to the Storm as Losses Mount Near Pokrovsk Atesh Says
The 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade released a video showing the elimination of two Russian women sent to storm Ukrainian positions.
Oct. 24, 2025
HUR
‘Understood? Shoot Immediately’: Civilians Targeted in Pokrovsk by Russian Forces
Ukraine’s intelligence service said the intercepted order is part of a broader pattern of systemic violence by Russian troops.
Oct. 22, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine Braces for Russian Winter Onslaught: Key Targets Identified
Ukraine’s General Staff warns Russia will focus its autumn-winter offensive on Pokrovsk and Dobropillia, using mass infantry assaults despite continuing heavy losses.
Oct. 1, 2025