The Ukrainian military released on Tuesday (November 4) video it says shows fighting in Pokrovsk.

Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the position and shape of the buildings, windows and roads which matched satellite imagery of the area. Reuters was not able to independently verify the date the video was filmed.

DeepState, a Ukrainian project that maps the front line based on verified open source images, on Tuesday showed that Russian forces had pushed further into Pokrovsk and its environs, though it showed much of it still in grey, beyond firm control of either side.

Pokrovsk had a pre-war population of some 60,000, but most civilians fled long ago. Capturing it could give Moscow a platform to drive towards Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the two biggest remaining Ukrainian-controlled cities in the Donetsk region which Russia wants to capture in its entirety.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged on Monday that Pokrovsk was under severe pressure, but his military said Russian troops were not in full control of any district.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

POKROVSK, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 4, 2025) (Ministry of Defense of Ukraine - No archive / No resales / Must courtesy Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF AERIAL FOOTAGE OF DESTROYED BUILDINGS

GIVEN AS POKROVSK, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 4, 2025) (Ministry of Defense of Ukraine - No archive / No resales / Must courtesy Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) (MUTE)

2. COMMANDERS NEAR DISPLAYS IN COMMAND POST (VIDEO BLURRED AT SOURCE)

POKROVSK, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 4, 2025) (Ministry of Defense of Ukraine - No archive / No resales / Must courtesy Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) (MUTE)

3. DRONES HITTING BUILDING

4. EXPLOSION

5. VARIOUS OF FPV DRONE FLYING

6. VARIOUS OF EXPLOSIONS