Ukrainian stormtroopers from the 425th 'Skelya' Regiment raised a flag almost in the center of Pokrovsk on December 9, 2025, while fighting south of the railway line, according to a post by the Warriors Ukrainian channel shared in the past 29 minutes from 2:46 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. UTC. The post, titled in Ukrainian, states that soldiers of the 425th 'Rock' Regiment--also referred to as 'Skelya'--are engaged in combat operations south of the railway track in Pokrovsk, with the flag-raising documented as a key development during active hostilities. No official statements from Ukrainian military authorities confirm the flag-raising, and the information originates from the open-source Warriors Ukrainian channel.
