Russian forces have advanced near Novooleksandrivka in the Donetsk region
Russian troops have made further advances in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast. According to the DeepState monitoring project, the occupiers have advanced near the village of Novooleksandrivka.
“The map has been updated. The enemy has advanced near Novooleksandrivka,” the project’s report states. Novooleksandrivka is located in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast and is part of the Kryvyi Rih rural community.
Thus, on this section of the front, Russian troops were able to shift the line of their advance. At the same time, the DeepState report does not specify exactly how far the enemy has advanced.
The Situation on the Pokrovsk Front
The Pokrovsk district remains one of the areas in Donetsk Oblast where Russian troops continue to attempt to advance.
Monitoring projects regularly update maps based on available information about changes on the front lines. Such data may be revised as new information becomes available.
Currently, only the fact of an advance near Novooleksandrivka has been confirmed, according to DeepState. The project’s report contains no information about other changes in this specific area. The monitoring project DeepState reported on the advance of Russian troops.
As of August 17, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine amount to approximately 1,468,760 servicemen.
As a reminder, two infantrymen from the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade named after General-Horunzhy Leonid Stupnytskyi spent more than five months on the front lines. Their story came to light after the brigade released a video about the soldiers.
