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Ukraine’s troops pull back from key eastern town as Putin’s forces advance

The town was a bastion of resistance for over two years since Vladimir Putin’s invasion in February 2022

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

The fall of Vuhledar is a microcosm of Ukraine's wartime predicament

Ukrainian military officials and lawmakers say the front-line town of Vuhledar has fallen after more than two years of intense fighting

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

Residents flee as Russian troops close in on Ukrainian village of Pokrovsk

Russian forces have been intensifying their attacks on the approach to the town of Pokrovsk in the Donbas, which used to be a key logistical hub far back from the front, crucial for supplying Ukrainian troops and towns in the east. But now, water, electricity and gas supplies have been…

France 24 · Sep 23, 2024

OPINION - Vladimir Putin could be about to renew his shadow war on Western Europe

The war in Ukraine is reaching another major climax, a decision point, as Russia presses forward in its autumn counter offensive round Kursk, and its attack on the strategic hub of Pokrovsk on the central front. 

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2024

‘The game continues’: evacuating casualties and bombing bridges in Kursk

Drone operators and a volunteer medic on the ever-changing dynamics on the frontline of the Ukraine incursion

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

Putin’s forces gain ground in east Ukraine as Russia opens up new lines of attack

Russian momentum has slowed in areas near Pokrovsk, but Moscow’s forces have pressed south from that line of attack

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Ukraine's Pokrovsk Faces Water, Gas Shortages Amid Russian Advance

Pokrovsk in Ukraine faces dire lack of essential services as Russian forces advance, impacting residents and raising concerns over winter conditions.

Top News · Sep 12, 2024

A key Ukrainian city loses its water supply and gas for cooking and heating during Russian onslaught

Authorities say the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is without a drinking water supply or natural gas for cooking and heating as the Russian army’s attritional slog across the Donetsk region lays waste to public infrastructure and forces civilians to flee their homes

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Russia-Ukraine War in Maps: Where are the frontlines now as Kremlin claims advances in Donetsk?

Maps of the frontline in Ukraine indicate that Russian forces are pushing towards the city of Pokrovsk

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024

Ukraine military chief says Kursk offensive working, Russia advance stalled

Oleksandr Syrskii admits Pokrovsk situation ‘most problematic’ but insists Kursk offensive having intended effect.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2024