On the video footage of the Russian Ministry of Defence, we are watching [two soldiers flying the Russian flag in the centre of Pokrovska](https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-putin-old-frontline-liberalation-pokrovsk-vovchansk-kremlin-says-2025-12-01/?utm medium=Social&utm source=Facebook&utm social handle id=114050161948682&utm social post id=611999077) and on another score of soldiers marching down the street. Moreover, a low-flying Russian drone over the city. Kiev denies that the Russians have captured Pokrowsk, although speculation concerns only what percent of the city they control.
