US EditionPutin says Russian army has surrounded Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk
Russian forces claim control of 70% of Pokrovsk as Ukraine reports ongoing resistance and counterattacks in the city center, highlighting continued intense fighting.
- On Nov 23, President Vladimir Putin said Russia claimed to have encircled Pokrovsk and controls 70 in the city, while the Russian Defence Ministry reported advances around Myrnohrad.
- Pressing a strategic aim, Russian forces have targeted Pokrovsk since mid-2024 using a pincer movement to encircle the city, a former home to over 60,000 and key Ukrainian logistics hub.
- Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's top commander, said Ukrainian troops blocked new Russian assaults, forcing reserves in, while Ukraine's Operational Task Force 'East' reported raids and fighting in Pokrovsk's centre amid conflicting Ukrainian and Russian maps.
- Washington has meanwhile renewed its push to end the nearly four-year war, sending Steve Witkoff to Moscow next week and Dan Driscoll to Kyiv later this week.
- Rising territorial gains in 2025 reflect ongoing conflict, as AFP analysis of ISW data shows Russia has seized an average of 467 square kilometres per month, and Yermak states, `As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.
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Putin says Russian army has surrounded Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk
Russian forces have surrounded the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70% of it, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but Kyiv's top general said Ukraine was pushing back hard and that fighting was raging in the city centre. Moscow has been trying to take full control of Pokrovsk,…
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Russian forces have surrounded the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70 per cent of it, President Vladimir Putin claimed on Thursday, though Kyiv's top general insisted Ukrainian defenders were pushing back hard amid fierce fighting in the city centre.
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