US EditionRussia says it is tightening ring around Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk
- On Wednesday, Russia's Defence Ministry said Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, and Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, were encircled in "cauldrons" and urged them to surrender.
- Strategic context: Moscow seeks control of Donbas and has used pincer movements since 2024 to try to capture Pokrovsk, now controlling more than 19% of Ukraine, about 116,000 square km.
- Tactical detail: helicopter raids and airborne landings have recently eased pressure on Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, with the Russian Defence Ministry saying it killed all 11 Ukrainian soldiers arriving by helicopter while Col. Yevhen Lasiichuk reported 200 to 300 Russian troops inside blocking logistics.
- A capture of Pokrovsk would complicate Ukrainian logistics, threaten nearby positions, and mark Moscow's key territorial gain since Avdiivka, boosting Vladimir Putin's negotiation leverage.
- Ukraine has rejected encirclement claims, a position echoed by local commanders, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops Tuesday in Dobropillia amid complicated frontline evacuations.
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AlKhaleej TodayExplainer: Why is Russia pushing so hard to take the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
MOSCOW, Nov 5 — Russian forces are advancing inside the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, destroying trapped Ukrainian military formations and repelling Ukrainian efforts to break out of encirclement, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday.Ukraine’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, who has estimated that Russia has over 100,000 troops fighting in the area, says his forces are pushing hard to try to dislodge Russian forces and are…
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