The Russian army is failing to outflank Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast in an attempt to cut off the town's logistics routes, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces, Viktor Trehubov, said on Jan.

On January 23, 125 combat clashes took place on the front, the largest number - on the Pokrovsk axis (63 clashes).The General Staff of the Armed Forces of

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are closing in on the strategically important eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a string of villages to its south, and Ukraine has halted production at its only coking coal mine nearby due to the advance.

As Russian forces continue to bombard the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ukrainian police officers are rushing to help locals flee the war-torn city. RFE/RL accompanied some of them as they spent two hours convincing one family to leave.

The Ukrainian armed forces are fiercely defending Pokrovsk from Russian attacks, as reported by Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking every possible measure to prevent Pokrovsk from being captured by Russian troops.

The Ukrainian armed forces are vigorously defending Pokrovsk from Russian attacks, as reported by Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking all possible measures to prevent Pokrovsk from being captured by Russian troops.

Russian forces are attempting to advance on the southern flanks in the Pokrovsk area. Their goal is to take control of logistical routes, according to a statement from the spokesperson of the National Guard of Ukraine,