Ukraine advances up to 1.6 km in separate directions on Pokrovsk axis - Syrsky
In the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region, Ukrainian soldiers have destroyed Russian occupiers in the past 24 hours on an area of 3.4 square kilometers and advanced up to 1.6 kilometers in some areas, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky has said.
"Despite the enemy's unsuccessful attempts to advance in some directions, our soldiers have searched for and destroyed the enemy in the area of 3.4 square kilometers of the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region over the past 24 hours. Assault units have advanced up to 1.6 km in some directions," he wrote on Facebook.
Syrsky thanked the Ukrainian defenders who are destroying the enemy, noting the defenders from the 33rd separate assault regiment and the 253rd battalion.
According to the commander-in-chief, during the Dobropil operation, as of 06:00 on October 13, 2025, 182.4 square kilometers were liberated, 224.7 square kilometers were cleared of enemy saboteurs.
