Over a thousand civilians are in Pokrovsk: evacuation from the city is practically impossible
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As of November 5, 2025, about 1,200 civilians remain in the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.
This was announced at a briefing by the representative of the Donetsk OVA, Dmytro Petlin.
According to him, the situation in the city is complicated, so the evacuation of locals is practically impossible.
At the same time, there are currently 1,800 people in the Pokrovska community.
Petlin noted that the situation in Kostyantynivka is slightly better than in Pokrovsk.
About 5,000 residents remain in the settlement. However, in rare cases, evacuations are carried out from the city using special transport.
“Let’s put it this way: it’s better than in Pokrovsk. There’s no such bag there yet. Logistics is also being shot through, but not Pokrovsk, not Mirnograd yet,” the OVA representative noted.
In total, 15.5 thousand people remain in settlements of the Donetsk region where active hostilities are taking place – 20 communities.
It is known that Russian occupation forces are increasing pressure in the Pokrovskoye direction , in particular, the situation in the city remains complex and dynamic.
As a reminder, Russian troops are actively strengthening their positions in Pokrovsk and accumulating resources capable of conducting surveillance and striking the entire settlement. Control over key approaches to the city has not yet been achieved, which poses a serious threat to Ukrainian defenders.
As previously reported, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that there is no encirclement or blockade of Ukrainian troops in the Pokrovsko-Myrnograd agglomeration. The situation in the direction remains difficult, but controlled.
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