From Bakhmut to Pokrovsk, here’s how Russian tactics have shifted
- Posted on November 16, 2025
- By CNN
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From Bakhmut to Pokrovsk, here’s how Russian tactics have shifted

The scene looks almost post-apocalyptic. A convoy of Russian soldiers emerging from thick fog and moving towards the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Some of the troops are riding motorcycles and mopeds; others are seen piled up at the back of a dilapidated pickup truck. One group is riding a vehicle equipped with a strange cage-like contraption.