How Russia Besieged Ukraine’s Most Strategic City in Donbas (History Legends)

Summary of military operations around Pokrovsk from November 2024 to April 2025.

0:00 Introduction
2:08 Russian Army outflanks Pokrovsk (November 2024)
7:22 Russia storms Shevchenko (December 2024)
21:04 Maximum Russian progression (January 2025)
30:28 Ukraine Counterattacks (February 2025)
33:53 Russian Offensive Stalled (March 2025)
41:34 Ukraine’s Counteroffensive lost momentum (April 2025)
44:02 Conclusion & What’s Next



The value of this video is that it shows both sides taking substantial losses. The question is, how far do the reserves on both sides go, along with the political will to keep fighting?

What seems surprising the the amount of equipment the Ukrainians still possess given the superiority of Russian firepower in the war. One would have expected that their artillery systems, heavy weapons, and armoured vehicles would have been taken out at range to prevent them surprising Russian troops on the front lines. Another surprising thing is the lack of Russian drones that should be swarming the battlefield in vast numbers by now.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, April 16, 2025.]