Independent monitoring projects estimate Russia seized about 505 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in November 2025—around 90% more than in previous months—with roughly a third of all recorded Russian attacks focused on Pokrovsk and nearby Mirnograd as Moscow pushed to capture the key logistics hub known as a “gateway to Donetsk.” DeepState’s mapping shows nearly 6,000 Russian assault operations over the month and highlights chaotic Ukrainian defenses in southern “Wild Fields,” while Pokrovsk’s reported fall, confirmed in a Kremlin briefing to Vladimir Putin, comes amid corruption turmoil in Kyiv and tense talks with Donald Trump’s team over a draft peace plan Kyiv fears would cement Russian territorial gains.