| Pokrovsk offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||||
.jpg) Myrnohrad after Russian shelling on 17 August 2024 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia |
 Ukraine | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Andrey Mordvichev |
Oleksandr Syrskyi | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Order of battle | Order of battle | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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~40,000 soldiers (as of 2 August) |
~12,000 soldiers (as of 2 August) | ||||||||
The Pokrovsk offensive is an ongoing military operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic cities of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove in western Donetsk Oblast.[1][2][3] Fighting increased with the Russian advance into and subsequent capture of Prohres on 18 and 19 July 2024, a turning point for the Russian offensive northwest of Avdiivka following the latter's capture in February 2024, and has taken place in numerous settlements east and south of Pokrovsk in Pokrovsk Raion.
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