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The ministry further claimed that Ukrainian formations trapped in the [[cauldron (military)|caulodron]]s of [[Kupyansk]] and [[Pokrovsk]] aresuffering heavy losses under Russian fire with no chance of survival other than surrender. Zelensky said publicly:

The ministry further claimed that Ukrainian formations trapped in the [[cauldron (military)|caulodron]]s of [[Kupyansk]] and [[Pokrovsk]] aresuffering heavy losses under Russian fire with no chance of survival other than surrender. Zelensky said publicly:

{{Cquote|There are [[Russian]]s in [[Pokrovsk]]. Our troops destroy them. Destroy them little by little. They failed to take Kupyansk. They realize that they will lose Kupyansk. Cleaning up is ongoing.}}

{{Cquote|There are [[Russian]]s in [[Pokrovsk]]. Our troops destroy them. Destroy them little by little. They failed to take Kupyansk. They realize that they will lose Kupyansk. Cleaning up is ongoing.}}

But reports from within Ukraine paint a grimmer picture. The [[German]] newspaper ''[[Bild]]'' cited Ukrainian [[military]] and [[intelligence agency|intelligence]] sources warning of possible heavy defeats and encirclement in

But reports from within Ukraine painted a grimmer picture. The [[German]] newspaper ''[[Bild]]'' cited Ukrainian [[military]] and [[intelligence agency|intelligence]] sources warning of possible heavy defeats and encirclement in Pokrovsk and its suburb Minograd, contradicting Kiev's official narrative that both settlements remain under control.

Pokrovsk and its suburb Minograd, contradicting Kiev's official narrative that both settlements remain under control.

Dissent was growing inside Ukraine's [[political]] circles. Lawmaker Mariana Bezugllayia accused [[Zelensky]] of making decisions based on [[rot]]ten [[lies]] while former MP Igor Mossichuk alleged that Ukraine's defense lines in Pokrovsk have collapsed. [[International relations]] expert [[John Mearsheimer]] summarized:

Dissent was growing inside Ukraine's [[political]] circles. Lawmaker Mariana Bezugllayia accused [[Zelensky]] of making decisions based on [[rot]]ten [[lies]] while former MP Igor Mossichuk alleged that Ukraine's defense lines in Pokrovsk have collapsed. [[International relations]] expert [[John Mearsheimer]] summarized:

{{Cquote|Every [[war]] ends when illusion dies, and Prokovsk is where that death begins. The collapse unfolding there is not just of a [[city]] but of a world view. From the outset, the [[Ukraine war]] was framed by [[Western alliance|Western leaders]], not as a [[geopolitical]] contest, but as a [[moral]] crusade, [[democracy]] versus [[autocracy]], light versus darkness. That framing doomed [[strategy]] to failure. Wars are not won by [[virtue]]. They are determined by capability, [[geography]], and endurance. The [[liberal]] [[Western world|West]] forgot this.<ref>[https://youtu.be/NjbQPgGRIHY John Mearsheimer: Fall of Pokrovsk - The Turning Point of the End of the Ukraine War is Near], Fans Mearsheimer Realism, Nov 5, 2025.</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Every [[war]] ends when illusion dies, and Prokovsk is where that death begins. The collapse unfolding there is not just of a [[city]] but of a world view. From the outset, the [[Ukraine war]] was framed by [[Western alliance|Western leaders]], not as a [[geopolitical]] contest, but as a [[moral]] crusade, [[democracy]] versus [[autocracy]], light versus darkness. That framing doomed [[strategy]] to failure. Wars are not won by [[virtue]]. They are determined by capability, [[geography]], and endurance. The [[liberal]] [[Western world|West]] forgot this.<ref>[https://youtu.be/NjbQPgGRIHY John Mearsheimer: Fall of Pokrovsk - The Turning Point of the End of the Ukraine War is Near], Fans Mearsheimer Realism, Nov 5, 2025.</ref>}}

==See also==

==See also==