Meanwhile, Ukraine says its forces are holding the line despite fierce fighting.
Russia said on Monday that its forces have made new advances in Pokrovsk, a key transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine that has been the focus of fierce fighting for more than a year. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, troops have entered the city’s Prigorodny district, entrenched their positions, and are targeting what Moscow described as „surrounded Ukrainian formations“ near the railway station and industrial zone.
Ukraine has disputed those claims, insisting that its troops are still holding their ground under „difficult conditions.“ Kyiv’s military said it had repelled an attempt by Russian forces to cut a key supply route from the nearby town of Rodynske to the north.
