Russia Claims the Capture of Pokrovsk After a Siege of Almost Two Years
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterAl Jazeera[1] (2 December 2025): 'The Kremlin announced the news in a Telegram post on Monday' (1 December), after Gerasimov reported it to Putin 'late on Sunday'.
The Kremlin said Russian forces had captured Pokrovsk, a logistics hub in Donetsk region under siege for almost two years, and Vovchansk in Kharkiv; a NATO official said Russia held over 95% of Pokrovsk while Ukrainian pockets fought on.
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