Russian war correspondent Dmitry Steshin has commented on reports that Russian forces have entered Pokrovsk in large numbers. Earlier, footage appeared online showing Russian troops and military vehicles moving into the city through thick fog.

Steshin noted that these «calm marches» of Russian units have undermined Ukrainian propaganda and revealed the actual situation on the front lines. According to him, Kyiv’s military and political leadership had placed great hopes on what it called the «unbreakable fortress of Pokrovsk», just as it had once done with other cities — including Bakhmut, Chasov Yar, Avdeevka, Krasnogorovka, and Selidovo — all now under Russian control.

The journalist pointed out that the persistent fog over Donbass in recent days has worked to Russia’s advantage. Under such conditions, drones lose much of their effectiveness, and artillery fire becomes far less frequent.

He added that Ukrainian artillery appeared largely inactive, suggesting that it might no longer be present in the pocket between Pokrovsk and Mirnograd.

The exact location of the video footage remains undisclosed. Steshin suggested it might have been filmed near Gnatovka, which, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense, was taken under control on November 10.