Russia claims Pokrovsk capture

President Vladimir Putin has hailed what his commanders told him
was the full Russian capture of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk
as an important victory after a prolonged campaign

Russian control
before Feb 24, 2022

Front line on
Jun 1, 2025

Russian control and
advances to Dec 1, 2025

Kyiv
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
300km
185 miles

Nov 30, Pokrovsk
Russian commanders
report clean-up
operations against
Ukrainian forces
around city

Myrnohrad: Russia
claims up to 2,000
Ukrainian troops
are trapped

UKRAINE
Avdiivka
Bakhmut
Donetsk
Druzhkivka
Horlivka
Huliaipole
Izyum
Kostiantynivka
Kramatorsk
Kurakhove
Lyman
Makiivka
Siversk
Slovyansk
Toretsk
Velyka
Novosilka
Vuhledar

DNIPROPETROVSK
REGION
DONETSK
REGION
KHARKIV
REGION
LUHANSK
REGION
ZAPORIZHYA
REGION

RUSSIAN
CONTROL

20km
12.5 miles

Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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