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Russian troops are advancing toward Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, deploying enormous forces to boost their offensive.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Russian troops (military_unit) Pokrovsk (location) Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) 76th Airborne Division (military_unit) 88th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia is inching toward capturing Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces seized Pokrovsk and advanced north of the town

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T04:42:15.865Z

Source story: russia-likely-captured-over-15-villages-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast-since-september-osint-group-says