Agents of the ATESH resistance movement set fire to a Russian military truck to prevent its deployment near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, according toa post by ATESH on Telegram. The movement reported that its partisans were embedded within Russia’s 115th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade,

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.

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.

Russian forces are close to taking the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after a pincer movement almost totally encircled it while small groups of highly mobile Russian units penetrated the city, according to Russian military bloggers.

Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 172 clashes with Russian troops over the past day, with 55 of them occurring on the Pokrovsk front. Heightened enemy activity was also observed in the Kupiansk, Lyman,

The 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces has said that Ukrainian troops have improved their tactical position in several districts of the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. Details: The statement says that as of 15:00 on 1 November,

Russian forces have gained a foothold inside the Ukrainian-controlled city of Pokrovsk. It’s fraying Ukrainian defenses, stoking frustrations, and worrying experts, who say if the city falls, it will imperil a swath of Ukraine’s frontline defenses.

Ukraine is intensifying its efforts to defend the strategic hub of Pokrovsk, aiming to secure key supply and evacuation routes and root out Russian infantry infiltrating the city, the top army commander said on Thursday.

EADaily, November 1st, 2025. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue a complex operation to oust Russian forces from Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). This was stated in social networks by commander-in-chief Alexander Syrsky.