Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia
created: Dec. 9, 2025, 9:13 a.m. | updated: Dec. 11, 2025, 2:59 p.m.
Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia2 days ago Share Save Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent in Pavlohrad Share SaveBBC/Matthew Goddard Ukrainian soldiers in Pokrovsk show a Ukrainian flag to prove the city has not yet fallenPokrovsk has not fallen yet.
Over the radio, they ask two of their soldiers to break cover from a building to display a Ukrainian flag.
On top he has placed green plastic soldiers to represent where Ukrainian troops are still defending.
Another soldier - call sign "Ghost" - fighting in another unit in Pokrovsk describes the situation as "tense, but not critical".
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