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.
