Overview
- Kyiv confirms special forces are operating in Pokrovsk, with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskii stating the city is held and a comprehensive effort is underway to destroy and expel Russian fighters.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports results in destroying Russian forces on the Pokrovsk front and praises multiple Ukrainian units engaged in the fight.
- Zelenskyy estimates about 170,000 Russian troops are concentrated around the area, though overall force levels and losses cannot be independently verified.
- Russia claims encirclement and has circulated videos purporting to show Ukrainian surrenders and the killing of a special forces team, assertions that Ukraine disputes and that remain unverified.
- The Institute for the Study of War notes marginal Ukrainian advances north of the city as reports indicate 200–400 Russian fighters are embedded in eastern districts, while intensified strikes elsewhere killed at least seven people on November 1 and targeted energy infrastructure throughout October.