Pokrovsk (Ukrainian: Покровськ, IPA: [poˈkrɔu̯sʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Покровск), formerly known as Krasnoarmiisk[ a ] (until 2016) and Grishino (until 1934), [ b ] is a city and the administrative center of Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) northwest of Donetsk. [ 3 ] .

6 days ago · Pokrovsk used to be one of those places. "It's crazy," he says as we head for the city, "because this used to be the haven, the safest city in the region and the biggest hospital.

The Pokrovsk offensive is an ongoing military operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic city of Pokrovsk in western Donetsk Oblast.

6 days ago · Pokrovsk used to be one of those places. "It's crazy," he says as we head for the city, "because this used to be the haven, the safest city in the region and the biggest hospital.

Jan 31, 2025 · The fall of Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar could enable the Russian army to complete its hold on Donetsk and even set the stage for it to continue on into the neighboring Dnipro region. The recent Russian push in the area has coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump taking office and repeating his pledge to end the war soon. That has prompted both ...

3 days ago · Russia's troops are slowly closing in on Ukraine's eastern city of Pokrovsk, seeking to gain control of the supply hub in a critical battle as the war nears the three-year mark. Ukrainian forces ...

Nov 17, 2024 · Russian forces launched offensive operations intended to seize Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast during Spring 2024 at the moment of greatest constraints on Ukraine's manpower and materiel following the suspension of US assistance in Fall 2023.

MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian forces are just 1.5 km (1 mile) outside the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after Russian units pushed up from the south, and some advance groups of special forces...

Dec 20, 2024 · Once a thriving industrial hub in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region where cafes hummed with chatter and the streets pulsed with energy, Pokrovsk is now the latest Ukrainian city caught in the...

Dec 29, 2024 · Russian forces have stepped up attacks near Pokrovsk, which lays mostly in ruins. Russia on December 29 claimed to have seized another town in Ukraine's Donetsk region as it continues its long,...