The 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade of the 7th Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Air Assault Troops daily delivers equipment, ammunition, and provisions to the forward positions of the Defense Forces near Pokrovsk. This is done using heavy bombers due to complicated logistics.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported constant shelling, small arms fire, and drone attacks in Pokrovsk. Soldiers of the 3rd SSO regiment are resisting the occupiers who are trying to break through the defense.
Over the past day, 170 combat engagements took place on the front line, which is a third less than the day before. The situation remains most tense in the Pokrovsk direction, where 63 attacks were recorded.
Russia has concentrated 150,000 troops in the Pokrovsk area to break through the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense and gain control over the Donetsk region. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, who noted that the Defense Forces are firmly holding the strategically important city.
According to the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, heavy fighting continues near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, but there is no encirclement, as announced by the Russians. The Defense Forces are also destroying Russian groups in Kupyansk and holding the defense in the Lyman and Zaporizhzhia directions.
The total number of combat engagements at the front reached 125, with 51 enemy assault attempts recorded in the Pokrovsk direction. Ukrainian troops repelled numerous attacks in various directions, and some combat engagements are still ongoing.
Russian troops continue to increase assaults on Ukrainian positions in the Pokrovsk agglomeration, having carried out 132 attacks last week. Ukrainian forces are eliminating the enemy in the northern part of Pokrovsk and holding back the enemy's advance towards Hryshyne.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that Pokrovsk has become a continuous fortified area, where the situation is under control, despite Russian attempts to break through. He noted that the intensity of enemy attacks has decreased, and logistical routes have been restored.
On November 8, 196 combat engagements were recorded on the front, of which 73 attacks were repelled in the Pokrovsk direction. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to inflict significant losses on the occupiers in manpower and equipment.
In Pokrovsk, search and strike operations are underway to detect and destroy Russians; assault groups are clearing the city of occupiers. Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 80 Russian assaults in the area of responsibility of the East Operational Command since the beginning of the day.
Street fighting continues in Pokrovsk, Russian invaders are trying to advance to the north of the city, disguising themselves in civilian clothes. Ukrainian military managed to partially restore logistics and deliver ammunition.
Over the past day, 181 combat engagements took place on the Russian-Ukrainian front. The enemy launched one missile and 74 air strikes, used ten missiles, dropped 164 guided aerial bombs, and engaged 6,184 kamikaze drones.
During the day, 170 combat engagements took place, Russian troops launched 55 air strikes and used 3,074 kamikaze drones. Ukrainian defenders repelled numerous attacks in various directions, destroying 110 occupiers and a significant amount of enemy equipment in the Pokrovsk direction.
President Zelenskyy reported 220 assaults on Pokrovsk in three days, with 314 Russian servicemen inside the city. The enemy reduced activity, reorienting the strike to Myrnohrad.
The head of the Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Center, Colonel Ants Kiviselg, stated that the change in weather did not affect the course of the war, and Russia is preparing new winter strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure. The front line remains stable, but the Russian Federation continues to pressure Ukrainian positions, especially around Pokrovsk.
Since the beginning of the day, 138 combat engagements have taken place on the front, with the enemy actively operating in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Sloviansk directions. The occupiers launched four air strikes and carried out 99 shellings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's positions.
The Defense Forces continue search and strike operations to detect and destroy Russians in Pokrovsk. The enemy has reduced activity, is trying to establish logistics, and has shifted the vector of attack to Myrnohrad.
The Security Service of Ukraine reported that its units are systematically inflicting losses on Russian troops in and around Pokrovsk. Over a year of defending this direction, the "Alpha" special forces unit eliminated approximately 9,500 occupiers.
On November 5, the Russian army conducted 100 assault operations in the Pokrovsk direction, which indicates a sharp increase in the intensity of fighting. This is one of the highest activity indicators for 2025, second only to two days in May.
164 combat engagements took place at the front, the hottest being in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and South-Slobozhansky directions. Ukrainian defenders are holding back Russian troops' attempts to advance deeper into Ukrainian territory.
Over the past day, 276 combat engagements took place on the front, 100 of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy launched missile and air strikes, used kamikaze drones, and carried out shelling.
President Zelenskyy heard reports from the military and the head of the SBU, Vasyl Malyuk. In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to destroy the occupier, with special mention of the special forces of the SBU's CSO "A".
The Russians have once again begun to speculate on the possibility of international journalists traveling to the front, in particular, they are announcing permission to safely enter Pokrovsk.
Since the beginning of the day until 4:00 PM, 205 combat engagements have been recorded, which is almost twice as many as the day before. The situation remains most tense in the Pokrovsk direction, where 84 combat engagements took place.
Deputies of "European Solidarity" are preparing for winter holidays abroad. The faction demands that the Cabinet of Ministers lift restrictions on the departure of officials, claiming business trips.
The Defense Forces continue to defend the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration; there is no encirclement of units. In Pokrovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting strike and search operations, strengthening flanks and protecting logistics routes, eliminating 26 occupiers in 24 hours.
Over the past day, 154 combat engagements took place on the front line. The enemy launched missile and air strikes, carried out shelling, and used kamikaze drones.
On November 4, Russian troops lost 900 servicemen, three tanks, and 24 artillery systems. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 05.11.25 amount to 1,145,670 personnel.
The enemy is accumulating in the city, setting up positions and controlling logistics, which leads to the gradual absorption of the settlement. The situation is critical, Myrnohrad is being cut off from the outside world, its loss would be the most regrettable.
On November 4, 144 combat engagements took place on the Russian-Ukrainian front. The Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled numerous attacks in the Southern, Kupyansk, Sloviansk, and Pokrovsk directions.
