Battle for Pokrovsk Heats Up: Ukraine Sends Reinforcements to Halt Russian Push, Video

Ukraine has deployed additional troops to the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, as small Russian infiltration groups intensify urban urban combat, according to official statements and multiple media reports.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that approximately 200 Russian soldiers have entered Pokrovsk in small groups and are engaging Ukrainian forces in firefights and drone-supported operations.

Meanwhile, the 7th Rapid Response Unit of the Ukrainian Airborne Troops said in a Facebook post: “The occupiers who have entered the city are not trying to take hold, but intend to advance further north. In doing so, the enemy wants to disperse our defense forces and block land logistics corridors.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that “there is fierce fighting in the city and on the approaches to the city… Logistics are difficult. But we must continue to destroy the occupiers.”

He also confirmed that Russia has concentrated its main strike force against Pokrovsk.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its assault groups “were trying to advance near the train station in the city.”

“Pokrovsk is considered by Ukrainian officials a key logistical hub in its defense of Donetsk region, with its road and rail links described by Reuters as “the main supply lines under threat.” 

Earlier, it was reported that a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance unit infiltrated central Pokrovsk near the railway station, resulting in civilian deaths and violations of international humanitarian law.

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