Independent monitoring projects estimate Russia seized about 505 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in November 2025—around 90% more than in previous months—with roughly a third of all recorded Russian attacks focused on Pokrovsk and nearby Mirnograd as Moscow pushed to capture the key logistics hub known as a “gateway to Donetsk.

MOSCOW, Dec 2 - President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign,

Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, while the US is seeking to finalise a peace plan with Moscow and Kiev's approval.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has intercepted a conversation in which a Russian soldier reports to his commander that personnel under his command in the Donetsk sector are abandoning frontline positions and retreating to the rear.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Thursday that its assault units had pushed into northern Pokrovsk and captured a village south of Siversk, marking

THIS is the shocking moment Russian soldiers are sent out to battle without helmets or armour on as they are hunted down by drones. Described as “a warped new trend” by Ukrainian war

Russian troops have established full control over both parts of the city of Kupyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was announced on December 2 by Russian President Vladimir Putin."Russian troops control both the entire right—bank part [of Kupyansk] and the entire left-bank part,

ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge reports on special envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.