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Pokrovsk
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Pokrovsk (, ; ), formerly known as Krasnoarmiisk (until 2016) and Grishino (until 1934), is a city and the administrative center of Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest of Donetsk. Before 2020, it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Its population was about As residents fled or were killed during Russia's Pokrovsk offensive, the population declined to around 7,000 as of January 2025, then under 1,500 by late July 2025. Russia captured the city in early 2026.
Pokrovsk is a city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast that served as an administrative center for its region until Russia captured it in early 2026. The city's population dramatically declined from about 7,000 in early 2025 to under 1,500 by late July 2025 as residents fled or were killed during Russia's military offensive in the area.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pokrovsk
- Settlement.native_name
- Покровськ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Pokrovsk prapor.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Pokrovsk.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Donetsk Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pokrovsk Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Hromada
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pokrovsk urban hromada
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- c. 1880
- Settlement.established_title1
- City status
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1938
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Покровск
- Country
- Ukrainian People's Republic
- Located in
- Pokrovsk urban hromada
- Population
- 63437
- Area
- 39.3
- Elevation
- 181
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Pokrovsk urban hromada
- Official website
- pokrovsk-rada.gov.ua
- Image
- Chervonoarmijsk city center (3).JPG
- Dialing code
- 6239
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- Commons category
- Pokrovsk
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Pokrovsk
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pokrovsk, Ukraine
- topic's main category
- Category:Pokrovsk
- postal code
- 85300
- native label
- Покровськ
- twinned administrative body
- Zugdidi
- inception
- 1880-00-00
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Ukraine
- member of
- Union of the Baltic Cities
- P12749
- Carcharhiniformes
- time of earliest written record
- 1875-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Names
- History
- World War II
- Post World War II period
- Ukrainian independence period
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- War in Donbas
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025 and 2026
- Demographics
- Culture
- Economy
- Education
- Gallery
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Pokrovsk (, ; ), formerly known as Krasnoarmiisk (until 2016) and Grishino (until 1934), is a city and the administrative center of Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest of Donetsk. Before 2020, it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Its population was about As residents fled or were killed during Russia's Pokrovsk offensive, the population declined to around 7,000 as of January 2025, then under 1,500 by late July 2025. Russia captured the city in early 2026.
==Names== 2016–present: Pokrovsk (; ) 1964–2016: Krasnoarmiisk () or Krasnoarmeysk () 1938–1964: Krasnoarmeyskoye () or Krasnoarmiiske () 1934–1938: Postyshevo () or Postysheve () 1884–1934: Grishino () or Hryshyne ()
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