Over the past 3 years and 8 months, Russia has captured 23% of Donetsk Oblast, while 22.6% remains under the control of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. Before the full-scale invasion, militants from pro-Russian terrorist groups controlled approximately 32% of the oblast. In the first 40 days of the invasion, due to the collapse of defenses in southern Ukraine and the encirclement of Mariupol, Russian forces managed to capture an additional 22.4% of Donetsk Oblast. After that, the pace of their advance

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Footage Emerges of Russian Forces Entering Pokrovsk, Donetsk People’s Republic ⚡️Tuesday, November 11, 2025 — Defence Watch Africa ⚡️Footage circulating online on Tuesday shows Russian forces entering the city of Pokrovsk, in what Moscow-backed officials in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) are calling a “historic advance” toward completing the liberation of the region. The development comes amid reports that the Russian army is preparing a “final maneuver” to secure the entire Donet

#WATCH | Units of the Southern Group of Forces liberated the settlement of Zakotnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defence Ministry reported on Friday. Footage published by the Russian Defence Ministry shows a serviceman unfurling the Russian tricolour flag. The date and location of the footage cannot be independently verified. Stay updated with all the stories that matter — download the Hindustan Times app | Hindustan Times