By Andrew Osborn and Anastasiia Malenko MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are starting to encircle the strategically important eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a string of ...

What is Pokrovsk? Pokrovsk is a road and rail hub in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and had a pre-war population of some 60 ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Jan. 26 replaced Brigadier General Andriy Hnatov, the commander of the eastern front which includes Pokrovsk, in a move he said was designed to strengthen ...

Ukraine’s Defense of Pokrovsk In response to the growing threat, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced the commander overseeing the eastern front, Brigadier General Andriy Hnatov, with Major ...