US EditionRussia says it is tightening ring around Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk
- On Wednesday Russian forces said they advanced north inside Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, clearing Ukrainian troops to seize the transport and logistics hub while maps show near-encirclement.
- Moscow aims to use the city as a platform to push north toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, while Ukrainian forces acknowledge facing a difficult position after more than a year of fighting.
- The Ukrainian General Staff reported measures to counter Russian assault groups of the 2nd and 51st armies, which used pincer movements and drones to nearly encircle Ukrainian forces.
- Kyiv denied that its troops were surrounded, while Russian claims of trapped units could not be verified by Reuters and most civilians of Pokrovsk have fled.
- Russia's military says it controls more than 19% of Ukraine, about 116,000 square km, while fighting continues around Pokrovsk, which had a pre-war population of 60,000, including artillery fire last month.
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The mining town of Pokrovsk has become a symbol for Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian soldiers are also talking about an imminent encirclement.
Russia says its forces are clearing out Ukrainian troops as they push
MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that its forces were advancing north inside the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and clearing out Kyiv’s troops in a drive to take full control of what has been an important transport and logistics hub for the Ukrainian army. Ukraine has acknowledged its troops face a difficult position in the strategic eastern city, which Russia has been trying to
Ukrainian units in the vicinity of Pokrovsk are not only in danger of losing the town to the Russians, but the risk of encirclement appears to be increasing.
Russia is pushing for the surrender of Ukrainian troops. The situation in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk is getting worse. Selensky's strategy is being questioned.
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AlKhaleej TodayExplainer: Why is Russia pushing so hard to take the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
MOSCOW, Nov 5 — Russian forces are advancing inside the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, destroying trapped Ukrainian military formations and repelling Ukrainian efforts to break out of encirclement, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday.Ukraine’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, who has estimated that Russia has over 100,000 troops fighting in the area, says his forces are pushing hard to try to dislodge Russian forces and are…
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