🛡️ Defense

Ukrainian defenders repelled 63 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front over the past day.

February 16, 2026 Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrainian defenders (organization) Ukrainian defense forces (organization) Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (military_unit) 7th Rapid Response Corps (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) Russian troops (military_unit) Ukrainian units (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit)

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders repelled 63 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops have scaled up their offensives from villages north of Pokrovsk, intensifying efforts to encircle the city and its sister town of Myrnohrad

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck Russian drone control point and communications hub

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Extracted: 2026-02-17T19:56:50.198Z

Source story: 8021261