US EditionUkraine Deploys Special Forces to the Eastern City of Pokrovsk After a Russian Assault
Ukrainian forces launched an airborne assault and counteroffensive in Pokrovsk to expel Russian troops and reopen logistics lines, involving multiple branches of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
- In Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a coordinated operation deploying Main Directorate of Intelligence airborne units as part of a complex effort to expel Russian forces, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
- Aiming to reopen supply routes, Ukrainian military intelligence launched a counter-offensive near Pokrovsk to restore key logistics lines as part of Dobropillia salient clearance.
- Assault units and drone operators lead the fighting, supported by Special Operations Forces, Military Police, and the Security Service of Ukraine, while Syrskyi said reinforcements include additional personnel, weapons and unmanned systems.
- Syrskyi reported troops hold Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad despite heavy enemy pressure, stressing there is no encirclement and logistics remain functional.
- Media footage shows a purported heli drop in areas Russia claims to hold, though some clips remain unverified, while HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov was reported on site and Oliver Carroll reported a counterattack.
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Kiev deployed helicopter operations in areas Russia claimed to control, while the Chief of General Staff denied the blockade of the city and assured that operations to displace the enemy from this strategic stronghold in Donetsk continue.
Russian soldiers continue to advance to the Pokrovsk region in the Donetsk region. Kiev reacts and sends special troops. News in the blog. News in the blog.
Ukraine deploys special forces to the eastern city of Pokrovsk after a Russian assault
Ukraine on Saturday deployed special forces to the eastern city of Pokrovsk, which is under an intense Russian assault. The city has been in Moscow's sights for over a year and lies on a major supply route for the Ukrainian army. Russia's army fired 270 missiles over October, up 46 percent on the previous month, according to an AFP analysis. France24 correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze reports the latest from Kharkiv.
Geolocation footage denied the lies of Russian propaganda.
After months of fighting, Pokrovsk faced a massive assault by Russia. On Saturday, November 1, the Ukrainian army claimed that a "complex" operation involving special forces was under way to chase Russian soldiers infiltrated into the city of 60,000 inhabitants, largely deserted. The balance of power is largely in favour of Russia in the assault, even though Kiev refutes everything encircling.
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