Overview
- ISW, citing Ukrainian front-line sources and Russian war reporting, assesses that Moscow has reduced pressure near Kostyantynivka–Druzhkivka to prioritize seizing Pokrovsk and Myrnograd.
- Ukraine’s General Staff recorded sustained high-intensity fighting across multiple directions in the latest 24 hours, with Pokrovsk identified as the heaviest fighting.
- Imagery highlighted by ISW from a Ukrainian military Telegram channel shows concentrated Russian losses near Rodynske north of Pokrovsk, which the channel attributes to drone strikes.
- A Ukrainian battalion commander reports Russian use of undertrained troops to draw fire and expose positions before better-trained assault units attempt close combat.
- Pokrovsk is a vital road and rail hub with a population reduced to about 7,000, and Ukrainian command previously confirmed Russian penetration into the city on October 26.