Russia-Ukraine War

What we know now about the 'encirclement' of Ukraine's Pokrovsk
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What we know now about the 'encirclement' of Ukraine's Pokrovsk

by Francis Farrell

Russian soldiers have advanced further into the city of Pokrovsk, threatening not only to take the city, but to complete a larger encirclement of the surrounding area, as independent analysts and commanders report a serious deterioration of the Ukrainian position in the area. The defense of the major city in Donetsk Oblast, which has held out for over a year of heavy fighting as one of the main hotspots of the front line, looks to have begun falling apart as Russian soldiers in their hundreds h

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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian soldiers raise flag on Pokrovsk city council building, release video

Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,351 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukraine's 425th Separate Assault Regiment raised a Ukrainian flag over the city council building in Pokrovsk, the brigade said on Nov. 5. The brigade released a video detailing the operation, showing what it said were two Ukrainian assault groups advancing and entering Pokrovsk at night. The video shows a military vehicle being hit by a Russian drone during th

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