Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed without evidence that Russian forces have taken control of Ukrainian cities Pokrovsk and Vovchansk.

President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders said was Russia's full capture of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory, but the Ukrainian military said its forces still held the northern part of the city.

Dressed head to toe in army fatigues, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday received the news he had been awaiting for more than a year: Russia had taken over the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.

Russia has amassed 110,000 troops in the vicinity of Pokrovsk as part of its efforts to take over the strategic eastern Ukrainian city, the Ukrainian military chief said Friday. Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Friday that the area around Pokrovsk was the ...

KYIV — In August of last year, Russia appeared to be on the verge of capturing the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Moscow’s troops advanced to about eight miles from the city limits, and inhabitants hurriedly evacuated. Estimates varied of how long ...

Russia said on Monday that it had captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, in claims that Kyiv has yet to confirm or deny.

On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia had taken the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, marking the culmination of a 20-month campaign. Ukraine denied the town had fallen, saying that its troops were still in control of the north.

The Russian city of Orel came under attack early Thursday, November 12, in what officials described as a drone raid by the Ukrainian military. The strike targeted the region’s energy infrastructure as Zelenskyy continues with his recent trend of ...

Russia claimed it had captured a strategic city in Ukraine's Donbas region, an announcement that appeared timed with a critical Kremlin meeting with visiting US officials trying to reach agreement on a peace deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with military leadership regarding the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Russian media. Putin stated that Russian forces "continue to carry out war tasks and are advancing confidently across the entire front.