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Intense Fighting Near Pokrovsk as Ukraine Claims Deep Strikes in Russia and Crimea

ISW says Moscow prioritizes taking Pokrovsk over completing an encirclement.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff reported 265 engagements on Nov. 14, including 107 attacks on the Pokrovsk axis, and by 22:00 on Nov. 15 counted 164 clashes with 52 assaults there.
  • Russia launched three Kinzhal missiles and about 135 attack drones overnight into Nov. 14, and Ukraine says air defenses downed two Kinzhals and 91 drones.
  • Kyiv says its forces hit the Ryazan oil refinery, causing explosions and a large fire, and struck a Nebo‑U radar site in occupied Crimea.
  • SBU-linked sources say drones destroyed four S‑400 launchers and two key radars near Novorossiysk, citing satellite imagery, though Russia has not confirmed the losses.
  • Officials reported seven deaths in Kyiv from the Nov. 14 attack and six civilians injured in Sumy region, while the Ukrainian ombudsman flagged a probable execution of two POWs near Zatyshshia to the UN and ICRC.