Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Putin Claims Russian Forces Surround Pokrovsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian forces have surrounded the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70% of it.
He claimed that Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk and the nearby town of Myrnohrad are in deep trouble.
However, Ukraine's top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that Ukrainian forces are pushing back hard and that fighting is still ongoing in the city center.
Both sides have different maps showing control of the area.
The battle is important because Pokrovsk is a key logistics hub and a gateway to other major Ukrainian-controlled cities in the Donetsk region.
The United States is trying to broker a peace plan to end the conflict.
Russian forces claim to have surrounded Pokrovsk and control 70% of it, according to President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine's top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, states that Ukrainian troops are pushing back and fighting is ongoing in the city center.
Pokrovsk is a strategic logistics hub and a gateway to other major Ukrainian-controlled cities in the Donetsk region.
Both sides have differing maps and claims about the control of Pokrovsk and the neighboring town of Myrnohrad.
The United States is attempting to broker a peace plan to end the conflict, with both sides eager to show their strength on the battlefield.
- Who
- Russian and Ukrainian forces
- What
- Battle for control of Pokrovsk
- When
- Mid-2024 to present
- Where
- Pokrovsk, Ukraine (Donetsk region)
- Why
- Strategic location in Donbas region
- City
- Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk)
- Population
- Over 60,000 (pre-war)
- Russian Control
- 70% (claimed by Putin)
- Strategic Importance
- Logistics hub and gateway to Donetsk
- Ukrainian Response
- Pushing back, fighting in city center
- Neighboring Town
- Myrnohrad (Dimitrov)
- Ukrainian Commander
- Oleksandr Syrskyi
- US Involvement
- Broker peace plan
