Undisclosed, Russia. 01st Dec, 2025. Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military camouflage fatigues listens during a briefing on the Ukraine War during a visit to a command post of the Joint Group of the Russian Armed Forces, December 1, 2025 at an Undisclosed Location. Putin claimed without proof that Russia has captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Credit: Russian Presidential Press Service/Kremlin Pool/Alamy Live News

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