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Originally published by Citizen DigitalNovember 2, 2025
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Ukraine says its troops still holding out in Pokrovsk as Moscow says pincer closing
Russia has been trying to capture Pokrovsk, dubbed "the gateway to Donetsk", since mid-2024 in its campaign to control the entirety of Donetsk, a Ukrainian province it claims to have annexed. The city.....
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Ukrainian military officials state their troops are still defending Pokrovsk amidst a Russian pincer movement, a city Moscow has been attempting to capture since mid-2024. Capture of Pokrovsk would represent a significant territorial gain for Russia, aiming to control all of Donetsk province.
- Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated, "We are holding Pokrovsk."
- Russia claims some Ukrainian troops are surrendering and asserts its forces killed all 11 members of a Ukrainian special forces team in Pokrovsk.
- The city of Pokrovsk was home to 70,000 people before the war and has been largely destroyed and depopulated.
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