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Russian forces are using drones in an attempt to interdict Ukrainian GLOCs within a 50-kilometer range of Pokrovsk, according to a Ukrainian artillery battalion commander operating in the Pokrovsk direction on December 5.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
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Russian drones interdicting Ukrainian logistics within 50km of Pokrovsk

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian units are holding back Russian advances in central Pokrovsk while Russians flank the south

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Video shows Russian troops launching a Molniya-2 kamikaze drone from an apartment in a high-rise building in the Donetsk sector, and the drone exploded almost immediately after exiting the room.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.890Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-5-2025