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  2. Russia attacks strategic city of Pokrovsk aiming to cut off ...

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    Russian forces continue to launch attacks near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in an effort to bypass it from the south and cut off supply routes to Ukraine's troops, the Ukrainian military said on ...

  3. Russian forces advance towards strategic city of Pokrovsk in ...

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    Russian forces are just 1.5 km (1 mile) outside the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after Russian units pushed up from the south, and some advance groups of special forces have even entered the road ...

  4. Russian forces less than 2 miles from key Ukrainian city of ...

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    Russian forces are now just three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the outskirts of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after making advances Wednesday, according to Ukrainian mapping service ...

  5. Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia's army bears down on the ...

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    Its capture would compromise Ukraine’s defensive abilities and supply routes and would bring Russia closer to its stated aim of capturing the entire Donetsk region. One of Kyiv’s attempts to ease the pressure on its eastern front was the unexpected Aug. 6 incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, which among other goals aimed to unnerve the ...

  6. 2023 Pokrovsk missile strike - Wikipedia

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    On 7 August 2023, at around 7:15 p.m., [1] during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian Armed Forces used Iskander short-range ballistic missiles [1] to strike the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, twice. [4]

  7. Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia's army bears down on the ...

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    Around 53,000 people still live in Pokrovsk, officials said, and some of them decided to get o ... The nearby town of Toretsk, whose capture would open the door for a Russian advance on the key ...

  8. Pokrovsk offensive order of battle - Wikipedia

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    On 18 July 2024, Russian forces began an offensive with the goal of capturing the strategically important city of Pokrovsk. [1] [2] [3] Pokrovsk serves as an important supply route and as a transportation hub for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

  9. Explainer-Why is Russia seeking to capture the strategic city ...

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    Russian forces are closing in on the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, prompting some residents to evacuate for fear it will fall in the coming weeks.