Russia, Pokrovsk and Ukraine
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported on the situation near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast. According to the military, defence operations continue, and there is no encirclement of Ukrainian units or formations.
Fierce urban combat continues in Pokrovsk, Donetsk, as Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) released dramatic footage showing special forces and elite units repelling Russian advances in this critical logistics hub.
Front-line combat video captures special ops Black Hawk raid into Pokrovsk, Ukraine's fiercest fight
The footage shows how Ukraine is scrambling to defend the embattled city from brutal Russian assaults.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukrainian troops should surrender to save themselves in Pokrovsk, a transport and supply hub seen as a gateway to bigger nearby cities.
Fighting for control of the strategic hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is intensifying, with the Russian Defense Ministry claiming to have eliminated a group of Ukrainian special forces sent to help defend the area.