3 days ago · Pokrovsk used to be one of those places. "It's crazy," he says as we head for the city, "because this used to be the haven, the safest city in the region and the biggest hospital.

3 days ago · Pokrovsk used to be one of those places. "It's crazy," he says as we head for the city, "because this used to be the haven, the safest city in the region and the biggest hospital.

Pokrovsk (Ukrainian: Покровськ, IPA: [poˈkrɔu̯sʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Покровск), formerly known as Krasnoarmiisk[ a ] (until 2016) and Grishino (until 1934), [ b ] is a city and the administrative center of Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) northwest of Donetsk. [ 3 ] .

Jan 31, 2025 · The fall of Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar could enable the Russian army to complete its hold on Donetsk and even set the stage for it to continue on into the neighboring Dnipro region. The recent Russian push in the area has coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump taking office and repeating his pledge to end the war soon. That has prompted both ...

The Pokrovsk offensive is an ongoing military operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic city of Pokrovsk in western Donetsk Oblast.

3 days ago · Ukrainian troops are currently losing ground near the vital supply hub of Pokrovsk, which is located at the intersection of several highways connecting key cities in eastern Donetsk and an ...

Jan 30, 2025 · About half of Russian assaults across a 1,000km- (620-mile-) front have focused on the town of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine’s east, throughout the past week. The town is considered to be a gateway to ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Russian forces are encircling the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, compromising Ukraine's supply lines and steel production. Most residents have fled, and those remaining face severe hardships, with the city lacking basic utilities. Ukrainian forces are reinforcing defenses and leadership in response to the intensified Russian offensive.

Jan 2, 2025 · POKROVSK, Ukraine — In the final hours of 2024, the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk suddenly went dark. Its electric grid, long battered by Russian drones and artillery, failed on Monday...

Dec 29, 2024 · Russian forces have stepped up attacks near Pokrovsk, which lays mostly in ruins. Russia on December 29 claimed to have seized another town in Ukraine's Donetsk region as it continues its long,...