From meat grinder to mopeds: How Russia rethought its war . . . The scene looks almost post-apocalyptic A convoy of Russian soldiers emerging from thick fog and moving towards the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk Some of the troops are riding motorcycles
How Russia is ramping up its efforts to take strategic . . . Recently released video shows a "Mad Max-style" convoy entering Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east on motorcycles and in ramshackle cars, in what experts say is part of Russia's latest push to take the city
Russia nears capture of biggest Ukrainian city since May 2023 KYIV — Russia is concentrating its firepower and troops on the small, battered city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, apparently pushing its forces close to capturing what has become a gateway to the war’s most fiercely contested region
Why Russian forces pushing deeper to capture Ukraines . . . The battle for Pokrovsk, which Russians refer to by its Soviet-era name Krasnoarmeysk, has been going on since the middle of 2024 Located in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, it was an important logistics hub for the Ukrainian army Here’s why Moscow badly wants to wrest control of it from Kyiv
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Nov. 14, 2025 | ISW Toplines The Russian military command appears to be prioritizing the seizure of Pokrovsk over efforts to close the wider Ukrainian pocket in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area Russian advances in and around Pokrovsk over the last several days suggest that Russian forces in Pokrovsk are prioritizing the seizure of the settlement itself