From Pokrovsk defenders: drones alone can't hold embattled Ukrainian city


Senior sergeant of a drone unit of the 7th Rapid Response Corps with the callsign Filosof, works on a drone before his unit's deployment to Pokrovsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

KYIV/EASTERN UKRAINE, Ukraine (Reuters) -As buildings change hands in chaotic fighting in Ukraine's eastern stronghold of Pokrovsk, defending forces said this week that drones alone could not hold off Russian advances and more soldiers were needed to prevent the enemy infiltrating further.

The situation, they said, was difficult, but not yet fatal for Ukraine in a city Russian forces have been trying to capture for around 18 months.

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