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Russia has launched a frenetic battle for Ukraine’s Pokrovsk

Russia has launched a frenetic battle for Ukraine’s Pokrovsk

Russia has concentrated troops in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, hoping for a decisive breakthrough before possible talks begin

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Ukrainian troops manning a mortar (Courtesy Ukraine Armed Forces)

Throughout the past week, about half of all Russian assaults across a 1,000 km front were focused on the town of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine’s east.

The town is considered to be a gateway to the most heavily fortified areas left in Ukraine’s hands in the region of Donetsk.

The previous week, Ukrain…

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