SITUATION REPORT — DONETSK–POKROVSK–CHASIV YAR AXIS, 19–21 OCT 2025

🔶 Operational Update:
Russian forces maintained broad offensive pressure across multiple fronts in Donetsk and northern Zaporizhzhia oblasts, achieving steady tactical gains and expanding grey zones around key urban centers.

In the northern Donetsk sector, Russian units advanced northwest of Novoselivka, capturing most of the Sviati Hory National Park and enveloping Ukrainian troops within three converging axes. Follow-up operations extended to the Lyman–Zarichne line, where Russian formations entered Drobysheve and seized new forest positions west of Zarichne, while deepening reconnaissance and DRG activities between Yampil and Novoselivka.

On the Zvanivka front, following the capture of Pereizne and Vyimka, Russian forces tightened control over the salient between both localities as Ukrainian elements withdrew northward. Southward, in the Chasiv Yar–Soledar direction, Russian troops continued trench-clearing along the western bank of the water canal near Novomarkove, consolidating recent gains.

In the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad area, Russian forces intensified urban combat, seizing sections of the Sobachivka, Pivdennyi, Hospital, and Prospect districts, while Ukrainian forces held portions of the city center and industrial zone, creating a layered grey zone. Fighting continues inside Kapitalna Mine and eastern Myrnohrad, where Russian units captured adjacent trenches and wastewater facilities.

On the Shakhove front, Ukrainian troops temporarily stabilized the line and re-entered northern Volodymyrivka, while Russian forces resecured Nove Shakhove. Around Udachne, Ukrainian troops recaptured the Krasnoarmiyska-Zapadnaya No.1 mine complex; however, Russian detachments continue infiltrating the southern Pokrovsk periphery, now controlling over half the city.

Personal Analysis:
The Donetsk–Pokrovsk operational arc shows Russian forces dictating tempo through sustained multi-axis advances, exploiting Ukrainian manpower shortages and degraded logistics. While Ukrainian forces demonstrate localized counterattack capability, the broader frontline trend reflects Russian consolidation and progressive urban encirclement across key nodes.

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