Defense forces have liberated nine settlements in the Ocheretino area, but the enemy is building up its forces for an offensive.

As of October 26, 2025, Ukrainian forces have occupied 185.6 square kilometers of territory in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk Oblast and cleared 243.8 square kilometers. Despite this, the situation remains difficult, as the enemy is building up its offensive forces.

This is stated in the construction of the General Staff.

According to the General Staff, units of the Armed Forces and other parts of the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct defensive, search-and-strike, and assault operations in certain areas, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

“Over the past 10 days, Ukrainian troops… have regained control over two more settlements – Kucheriv Yar and Suhetskoye… Since August 21, 2025, the situation in this area has stabilized, control over nine settlements has been restored, and another nine have been cleared of enemy sabotage groups… 243.8 square kilometers of territory in the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region,” the statement reads.

It is noted that in the last ten days alone, 1,756 enemy service members and 75 pieces of equipment have been destroyed here. In just over two months, the enemy’s total losses in the Ocheretin (Dobropolsky) direction are: over 15,700 personnel, 1,364 pieces of weapons and military equipment (including 36 tanks, 121 armored vehicles, 162 artillery systems, 43 ATVs, 592 ATVs, and 1 piece of special equipment). A total of 4,689 different UAVs have also been destroyed.

As for the situation on the approaches to Pokrovsk and directly within its borders, the Russians have accumulated up to 200 enemy troops in the city by using the interposition space and the escape of small infantry groups.

“Our units, carrying out combat missions in these areas, are conducting comprehensive operations daily to stabilize the situation… Small arms fire continues in the village, and UAV units are actively operating. Enemy attempts to advance deeper and gain a foothold in the urban area are being thwarted through counter-sabotage operations,” they reported.

Let us recall that units of the 82nd separate Bukovinian airborne assault brigade occupied the village of Suhetskoye in the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region .