The Russian advance on Pokrovsk

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Pokrovsk

6 Mar

2024

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2023

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

31 Aug 2024

Pokrovsk

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2023

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

1 Dec

2025

31 Aug 2024

Pokrovsk

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2023

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

1 Dec

2025

31 Aug 2024

Pokrovsk

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2023

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug 2024

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

1 Dec

2025

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug 2024

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

1 Dec

2025

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug 2024

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug 2024

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

1 Dec

2025

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug 2024

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

1 Dec

2025

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug 2024

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Donetsk

Kyiv

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Kyiv

Donetsk

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Kyiv

Donetsk

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2024

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Kyiv

Donetsk

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

1Dec

2025

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2024

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Kyiv

Donetsk

10 km

10 miles

Russian-controlled territory, by date

Most recent Russian advances*

Toretsk

1 Dec

2025

Myrnohrad

Pokrovsk

31 Aug

2024

6 Mar

2024

31 Aug

2023

Aug 2024

Evacuation

of town

Selydove

Feb 2024

Fall of Avdiivka

Start of advance to

gates of Pokrovsk

Kyiv

Donetsk

10 km

10 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: the Institute for the Study of War with AEI’s Critical Threats Project. *Areas where ISW assesses Russian forces have operated in or launched attacks against but do not control