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Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says
Zelensky says Russian forces outnumber Ukrainians eight-to-one near Pokrovsk, with Ukrainian defenders gradually repelling infiltrations amid ongoing heavy fighting.
- At an Oct. 31 briefing, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported about 170,000 Russian troops deployed in the Pokrovsk sector, adding `All their forces are there`.
- Russian units are intensifying infiltration to encircle Pokrovsk, advancing northwest and north, the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps reported on Oct. 29, while Zelensky said Russia outnumbers Ukrainian troops eight-to-one.
- On the ground, commanders reported just over a 10-kilometer gap for Ukrainian reinforcements to reach Pokrovsk, with defenders saying they are destroying infiltrators gradually to protect personnel.
- At least 14 people were killed and 71 injured on Oct. 31, as Ukraine's Navy confirmed Neptune missile strikes on the Oryol Thermal Power Plant and Novobryansk electrical substation.
- With winter approaching, the U.N. warned that the war has caused a 30% rise in civilian casualties this year and near-daily hits on energy risk a major crisis.
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Zelensky says Kremlin has sent 170,000 troops to battle for key city in Donetsk region
Russia has deployed around 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where they are trying to capture the stronghold of Pokrovsk in a major push for a battlefield victory, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
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