Pokrovsk offensive
| Pokrovsk offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) | |||||||||
Myrnohrad, after Russian shelling on 17 August 2024 | |||||||||
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| Russia | Ukraine | ||||||||
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Per Forbes: ~40,000 soldiers (as of 2 August 2024) Per Kostyantyn Mashovets: 110,000 to 112,000 soldiers (as of 28 July 2025) According to Ukrainian military: 220,000 soldiers (as of August 2025) |
Per Forbes: ~12,000 soldiers (as of 2 August 2024) | ||||||||
The Pokrovsk offensive was a military operation in the Russo-Ukrainian war by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic city of Pokrovsk in western Donetsk Oblast. Fighting increased with the Russian advance into and subsequent capture of Prohres on 18 and 19 July 2024, a turning point for the Russian offensive northwest of Avdiivka following the latter's capture in February 2024, and had taken place in numerous settlements east and south of Pokrovsk in Pokrovsk Raion.
After a protracted military campaign, Russian forces were reported to have captured Pokrovsk in early 2026 after entering the city in November 2025. Despite official Russian claims of opening up new major advances in Donetsk following the city's capture, Russia was reported to have been unable to capitalize on the seizure of the city, having been unable to make significant advancements west of Pokrovsk since December 2025.