Pokrovsk, Russia and Ukraine

Firefighters tackle blaze after Russia strikes Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
Firefighters in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk battled blazes after three multi-story buildings and houses were damaged in Russian strikes on Monday night.
Explainer-Why does Russia want to capture strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are closing in on the strategically important eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a string of villages to its south, and Ukraine has halted production at its only coking coal mine nearby due to the advance.
VOA Russian: Russian army trying to encircle Ukraine's Pokrovsk
The Russian army is strengthening its positions in villages around the key eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk in an attempt to encircle it and lay siege to a vital transport hub linking embattled Donbas with the rest of Ukraine.
Russian forces attempt to 'infiltrate' settlements around Pokrovsk, Ukraine's military says
Small Russian units are attempting to advance around Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, but the town itself is not threatened at the moment, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Jan. 6.
Ukraine bolsters defences as Russia intensifies Pokrovsk assault
The Ukrainian armed forces are vigorously defending Pokrovsk from Russian attacks, as reported by Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking all possible measures to prevent Pokrovsk from being captured by Russian troops.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 21
As of the evening of January 21, 109 combat engagements had taken place on the frontlines, with Russian forces launching ...
Ukraine War Maps Show Russian Gains in Four Critical Areas
Russia has been steadily gaining in Ukraine but has focused its efforts on advancing in the country's eastern Donetsk region.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,063
Russian state news agency TASS said Moscow’s forces had seized eastern Ukraine’s Vovkove village, just 10km (6.2 miles) ...
Exclusive: Ukraine halts production at Pokrovsk coal mine as Russia closes in, sources say
Ukraine has stopped production at its coking coal mine in Pokrovsk, which feeds the country's steel industry, because of the ...
It Was ‘Unfortunate Suicide’ For A Lonely Russian Crew Conducting A One-Tank Assault In Eastern Ukraine
A solitary Russian tank rolling toward Ukrainian lines in what one Ukrainian drone group called “a very unfortunate suicide” ...
Ukraine Ambushes Russian Troops in Fatal Sniper Attack
Ukrainian fighters "eliminated" a group of Russian troops in an ambush, Kyiv's GUR military intelligence agency said.
Russia says its forces capture two settlements in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces took control of two more settlements in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday, the latest in a series of gains it has reported in its steady ...
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Ukrainian soldiers and shopkeepers hold on as Russia's siege of Pokrovsk tightens
POKROVSK, Ukraine — In the final hours of 2024, the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk suddenly went dark. Its electric grid, long battered by Russian drones and artillery, failed on Monday ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow claims capture of towns in east as six dead in overnight attacks
Ukrainian military officials dismissed suggestions that Russian forces had breached Pokrovsk, a critical transport hub ...