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Ukrainian Analysts Say Situation in Pokrovsk 'On the Verge of Critical'

Russian troops outnumber Ukrainian defenders 8 to 1 in Pokrovsk, with 79 attacks repelled recently as Russia aims to control Donetsk’s strategic transport hub, Ukrainian officials said.

  • The Russian military has breached Ukraine's defenses around Pokrovsk, leading to intense urban warfare as confirmed by the Ukrainian General Staff.
  • Ukraine signed a letter of intent to purchase 100 to 150 Gripen aircraft from Sweden, aiming to enhance its air capabilities.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian forces are currently outnumbered eight to one by Russian troops, highlighting dire conditions.
  • Pokrovsk is strategically important for both sides, serving as a key transport link, and its capture by Russia could reshape military efforts in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, as detailed in the reports from military analysts.
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A dozen Russian attacks have reached the gas station where she works as the sole employee Lilia, 45 years old, on the road leading to the disputed strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk (Donetsk) from the Dnipropetrovsk region. Impacts have turned the service station into a movie stage, with one of the calcined dispensers, shrapnel splashes everywhere and the metal cantilever made an accordion. As if it were closed, the woman attends with a slight…

·Spain
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Russian troops are stepping up attacks around the city of Pokrovsk, and Ukraine is strengthening its defenses to repel the attacks.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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"This strategy has an extremely high cost in manpower, as most do not survive, but it is an effective strategy nonetheless," writes a soldier in Ukraine about one of Russia's new methods. It is currently causing problems in Pokrovsk.

·Aarhus, Denmark
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
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