Russian forces are closing in on Pokrovsk

The city is located in the Donetsk region, which, together with Luhansk region is known as the Donbas – a key target in Putin's war plan. This is where Russia has made its biggest battlefield advances this year.

Russian control and advances in Eastern Ukraine

Data as of Nov. 4, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Note: “Assessed Russian control” are areas in which the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has received reliable and independently verifiable information to demonstrate Russian control. "Assessed Russian advances" are areas in which ISW assesses Russian forces have operated or launched attacks against but do not control.

Source: The Institute for the Study of War with AEI’s Critical Threats Project

Graphic: Lou Robinson, CNN

Russian forces are closing in on Pokrovsk

The city is located in the Donetsk region, which, together with Luhansk region is known as the Donbas – a key target in Putin's war plan. This is where Russia has made its biggest battlefield advances this year. Russian control and advances in Eastern Ukraine

The city is located in the Donetsk region, which, together with Luhansk region is known as the Donbas – a key target in Putin's war plan. This is where Russia has made its biggest battlefield advances this year.

Russian control and advances in Eastern Ukraine