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.
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 advance westward.
Amid Russian Assault, Ukrainian Children Evacuated From Pokrovsk
As Russian forces continue to bombard the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ukrainian police officers are rushing to help locals flee the war-torn city. RFE/RL accompanied some of them as they spent two hours convincing one family to leave.
Ukrainian forces repel Russian assaults near Kursk border
Ukrainian soldiers, alongside units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, have thwarted several Russian assault operations near Kursk. A recording of the intense battles has been published online. Russian troops continue their attempts to push the Ukrainian Defence Forces' units out of the Kursk region in Russia.
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Situation on battlefield remains difficult, with most combat on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 121 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with half of them taking place on the ...
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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.
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.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: German military says Putin is rapidly rearming for possible attack on Nato
Europe must establish itself as a strong global player in the Trump era, warns Zelensky in a room of world leaders at Davos ...