Russia has claimed to be in full control of Pokrovsk but Ukrainian forces say they still control northern part of city.
Russia has claimed to be in full control of Pokrovsk, but Ukrainian forces say they still control the northern part of the strategic city in eastern Ukraine.
By Al Jazeera and News Agencies
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Ukrainian forces have reported an unusually large Russian mechanised attack inside the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, where Russia has reportedly massed a force of some 156,000 troops to take the beleaguered and now destroyed former logistics hub.
Ukraine's president confirms Russian soldiers have taken up position inside the town of Pokrovsk.
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