Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says bad weather favours Moscow in ‘difficult’ battle for Pokrovsk The latest strike comes amid fierce fighting in the Donetsk region The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: battle for Pokrovsk ‘raging on’ as Russia claims advance on town to east Kyiv says Moscow’s forces carrying out ‘fast manoeuvres’ in push for key city while sides give conflicting reports of combat around Myrnohrad. What we know on day 1,357 The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2025
Fears Pokrovsk will fall ‘within weeks’ as Ukraine sends in its elite units Russian President Vladimir Putin claims his forces are on the cusp of winning The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Satellite images show scale of destruction in Pokrovsk as Russia pushes to take key Ukrainian city Pokrovsk, seen as the gateway to the Donetsk region, has been devastated by more than a year of intense fighting The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Lack of progress on joining EU caps another bad month for Ukraine Ukraine is having a tougher-than-usual time at the moment. On the frontlines, the battle of Pokrovsk is raging, and it does not look like Ukraine is winning it. The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025
Putin orders plans to restart nuclear tests after Trump announced new weapon trials in US-Russia clash The decisions sparked fears of a new nuclear weapons race Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025
Russian forces appear to tighten grip on strategic city of Pokrovsk Military analysts say situation in Pokrovsk has deteriorated, while Kremlin says it plans to explore resumption of nuclear testing The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
Russia stands to gain very little from the bloody battle for Pokrovsk ANALYSIS: Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian claims they’ve encircled Ukrainian forces are bogus The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Bulgaria to seize Russian refinery after Putin issues nuclear weapons test order Burgas refinery is the only one of its kind in Bulgaria and was a vital party of Lukoil's foreign business empire The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy visits troops near embattled Pokrovsk Deep Ukrainian drone strikes hit petrochemical plant 1,300km inside Russia and Lukoil refinery east of Moscow. What we know on day 1,351 The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2025
Embarrassment in Moscow as Ukraine’s daring strikes hit targets deep inside Russia The strikes, utilising domestically produced drones, have caused considerable embarrassment for Moscow The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky visits troops near Pokrovsk after elite forces killed at awards ceremony Ukrainian authorities are investigating the attack in Dnipropetrovsk The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv gets more US-made Patriots and says its forces are holding on in Pokrovsk Zelenskyy says the air defence systems being put into action while in embattled eastern city Russian troops haven’t advanced over past day. What we know on day 1,350 The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2025
Can Ukraine Save Pokrovsk? Elite Troops Deployed as Russian Siege Tightens Ukraine has reportedly sent its elite special-operations forces to Pokrovsk in a desperate attempt to stop Russia's invasion. International Business Times UK · Nov 3, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK sends Kyiv more Storm Shadows after Trump accuses Putin of secret nuclear tests US president says Russia is testing nuclear weapons 'underground' and threatening to expand to other forms
The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘not really’ considering supplying Tomahawks Turkish refineries cut back on Russian oil in response to sanctions; Ukrainian special forces join defence of embattled Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,349
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025 Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk in effort to hold key city Escalating battle for city comes as overnight Russian drone and missile strikes kill six people, including two children
The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine says its troops still holding out in embattled Pokrovsk Ukraine military says it has improved positions in several districts, while Moscow says its troops are enclosing in on Ukrainian forces.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025 Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in push for Pokrovsk Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern region
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin responds to Trump’s nuclear testing after flaunting Poseidon submarine News of Moscow’s latest test comes days after Trump warned the US has a nuclear submarine off Russian shores
The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Putin boasts of nuclear-driven torpedo that would swamp cities with radioactive tsunami Russian president proclaims test of Poseidon which would launch from submarine and carry nuclear engine and warhead. What we know on day 1,345
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Putin claims Russian troops have surrounded 2 Ukrainian cities but Ukraine says that's not true Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming that Ukrainian forces are surrounded by the Russian army in two key eastern cities and is offering to negotiate a deal for their surrender
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin tests nuclear submarine torpedo capable of causing ‘radioactive tsunami’ News of the test comes days after Trump warned that the US has a nuclear submarine off Russian shores
The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds Ukraine strengthens Pokrovsk positions amid infiltration by estimated 200 Russian troops; Lukoil selling overseas assets after US sanctions. What we know on day 1,343
Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025 Gun and drone street battles rage in key city of Pokrovsk infiltrated by 200 Russian soldiers, says Ukraine Kyiv is rushing troops to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern city