The Latest Breaking News from Pokrovsk

Russia claims control of Selydove, near Pokrovsk; spotlight on Moscow’s expanded use of torture since invasion. What we know on day 980

Inside her cafe in the frontline Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Anna appeared calm as she poured a capuccino, filling the room with the scent of Java roast.

Russian attacks hit civilian cargo ships in Ukrainian ports; Moscow claims capture of Grodivka on way to strategic Pokrovsk. What we know on day 958

Yury Kozynets embraced his wife Alyona Gladkaya in front of the evacuation bus, just before it separated them, whisking her away from the under-fire Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.

During his maiden trip as NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and pledged support to Ukraine in its war with Russia. Ukraine faces a critical few months over the winter as Russian forces continue advancing through the east, while targeting the key logistics…

The town was a bastion of resistance for over two years since Vladimir Putin’s invasion in February 2022

Ukrainian military officials and lawmakers say the front-line town of Vuhledar has fallen after more than two years of intense fighting

Russian forces have been intensifying their attacks on the approach to the town of Pokrovsk in the Donbas, which used to be a key logistical hub far back from the front, crucial for supplying Ukrainian troops and towns in the east. But now, water, electricity and gas supplies have been…

In Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, residents have clung on to hope until the bitter end. Now many are saying goodbye to their homes