This is an important point because I'm already seeing people saying things like, "Ukraine losing this key strategic city means Russia is going to win the war." No, it doesn't. Nobody would have identified Pokrovsk as a key strategic objective for Russia a year and a half ago.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Symbolic and Operational Value in Ukraine
It has symbolic and operational value, yes. It doesn't have strategic value—losing it does not fundamentally alter the war in Russia's favor. Bakhmut didn't have strategic value either.
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The difficult situation: Pokrovsk and Zaporizhia, intensified Russian offensives
The situation is difficult now in the Pokrovsk direction and in the Zaporizhia region, — Zelensky The President reported that the Russians are increasing the number and scale of assaults, in particular due to weather conditions that favor attacks. "We continue to destroy the
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Ukrainian ambushes and attacks in Pokrovsk
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian FPV drone ambushes Russian 🇷🇺motorcyclist. Also, Ukrainian soldiers from the 93rd Mechanized Brigade attack Russian shelters, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers in the Pokrovsk direction pic.twitter.com/5jwKXiQvOR
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 11 novembre 2025Ukrainian FPV drone ambushes a Russian motorcyclist. Additionally, Ukrainian soldiers from the 93rd Mechanized Brigade attack Russian shelters, infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers in the Pokrovsk direction
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November 11th Commemoration in Kyiv
The commemoration of #11November holds a deeper meaning in Kyiv. Reading by Pavlo Matioucha, poet & officer. Texts by students from the Anne de Kyiv high school, some of whose relatives are currently on the front lines. Beautiful message from @CaVautrin and @RufoAlice.
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Ukraine Strikes Destroy Key Orsk Refinery Unit
❗️CyberBoroshno reports that 🇺🇦Ukraine's strike on the 🇷🇺Orsk oil refinery hit the visbreaking unit, a key modernization built between 2014-2015 at a cost of 5.5 billion rubles. This unit increases fuel production, reduces heavy residues, and feeds the hydrotreating chain that… https://t.co/0vi1YiyBQq pic.twitter.com/zCf8FUye3Q
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 11 novembre 2025CyberBoroshno reports that Ukraine's strike on the Orsk oil refinery destroyed the visbreaking unit, a critical modernization built between 2014 and 2015 at a cost of 5.5 billion rubles. This unit enhances fuel production, reduces heavy residues, and supplies the hydrotreating chain.
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Installation of the M777 and Brave Gunners
-made M777 howitzer and brave gunners. : Anton Sheveliov / Ministry of Defense
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Gait analysis as evidence: Kyiv’s Sheremet case failure
When I hear “gait analysis” used to point to a suspect I think back to when Kyiv authorities cited it as key evidence against suspects in one of Ukraine’s biggest unsolved murders — the 2016 car bomb assassination of journalist Pavel Sheremet — and how the case fell apart.
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Ukrainian forces destroy North Korean MLRS in Pokrovsk
Ukrainian forces destroyed a North Korean Type 75 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) used by Russian troops in the Pokrovsk sector (Donetsk region).
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Russians film the aftermath of Ukrainian air strike
❗️Russians are filming the aftermath of a strike by 🇺🇦Ukrainian aviation with high-precision aerial bombs on a permanent deployment point of the 🇷🇺Russian Armed Forces in Bakhmut pic.twitter.com/CelUub7e5Q
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 11 novembre 2025Russians are filming the aftermath of a strike by Ukrainian aviation with high-precision aerial bombs on a permanent deployment point of the Russian Armed Forces in Bakhmut
