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Ukraine Digs In to Try to Halt Biggest Russian Win in Two Years

Ukrainian soldiers of the 152nd Separate Grenadier Brigade operate a howitzer on Oct. 16, near Pokrovsk.Photographer: Marharyta Fal/Frontliner/Getty Images

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By Aliaksandr Kudrytski

November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM UTC

Ukraine is fighting a rearguard action to prevent Russia gaining its biggest victory in almost two years, an advance that also demonstrates the battlefield challenges facing Vladimir Putin’s army.

More than 300 Russian soldiers have entered the eastern city of Pokrovsk in an intense assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told reporters Friday.