💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted ground attacks in multiple locations near Pokrovsk including Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novyi Trud, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Pushkine, Pishchane, and Novotroitske.

Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Russian forces conducted ground attacks in multiple locations near Pokrovsk

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

169 combat engagements on the Eastern Front with 40 assaults in Pokrovsk sector

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

three people were injured in the town of Pokrovsk

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian troops advanced within 5 kilometers of Pokrovsk and captured Shevcheko.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Moscow shifted tactics to use open terrain to out-flank Ukrainian positions south of Pokrovsk.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces have advanced to approximately 6 kilometers from Pokrovsk, with daily assaults of 40-50 attempts

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

A tank from the 214th Separate Special OPFOR Battalion killed multiple Russian soldiers who were holed up in buildings along a street in the Kurakhove direction.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.841Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-12-2024