DeepState has reported that Russian forces are continuing to infiltrate Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, gradually increasing their infantry presence and expanding sabotage and reconnaissance activities within the city.

Pokrovsk was dubbed a "fortress" settlement, key to Ukrainian lines in the east and connected to other cities forming the backbone of Ukraine's defense in the east. Russia kicked off a push to take Pokrovsk in the summer of 2024.

Putin has reportedly demanded that Pokrovsk, a key Ukrainian town in the Donbas, be seized by the middle of November. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the situation at the front and the planning of long-range operations with the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian soldiers have advanced further into the city of Pokrovsk, threatening not only to take the city, but to complete a larger encirclement of the surrounding area, as independent analysts and commanders report a serious deterioration of the Ukrainian position in the area.

In his evening video address, Zelenskyy said he was briefed on the situation by the General Staff earlier. “There [at Pokrovsk], as in previous weeks, we face the most intense combat and a strong concentration of Russian forces,

There have been 168 combat engagements on the front today, with Russian forces conducting 57 attempts to break through Ukrainian Defense Forces’ lines in the Pokrovsk sector, suffering significant losses.

The invasion of Ukraine is becoming a long-range missile war, as both sides seek military advantage away from the blood-soaked, muddy, drone-saturated death traps of the eastern Ukraine trenches.