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[38] [39] [40] The same day, a Ukrainian soldier reported that Russian forces had a 10–1 advantage over Ukraine east of Pokrovsk in terms of infantry and were relentlessly conducting assaults on Ukrainian positions throughout the whole day, while the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) stated that Russia was prioritizing advances towards ...
A Western diplomat told The Kyiv Independent that 10,000 North Korean soldiers had been sent to Russia to "boost its war efforts against Ukraine". [ 427 ] [ 428 ] The soldiers are believed to form the Buryat Battalion , part of the Russian 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade .
By the end of August, the operation began to be criticized for diverting Ukrainian forces from the east, stretching Ukraine's personnel along the front and allowing Russia to advance toward Pokrovsk. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] The city, alongside Kurakhove , was singled out by Ukrainian military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi as one direction from which the ...
Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia, according to Russian sources, as Kyiv's incursion into western Russia entered its ...
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 ...
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.
As of 31 August, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine had documented at least 11,743 civilians killed and 24,614 wounded in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Russia Ukraine: Units involved; Order of battle: Order of battle: Strength; 2,000 – 8,000 (initial force per Ukraine) [1] 72,000–75,000 (Northern Group of Forces total strength by August 7 per ISW) [2] 46,000-47,000 (Belgorod Group of Forces total strength by September 29 per ISW) [3] Unknown: Casualties and losses; 10,500 civilians evacuated