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- Ukrainian forces are losing Pokrovsk but winning the battle north of the city
- The 1st Azov Corps is mopping up Russian troops north of Pokrovsk and may soon redeploy…

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Today, there are interesting updates from the Pokrovsk direction.
Here, the battle for the town has slowly become a lethal war of shadows with almost no chance of survival….
Military analysts and some Ukrainian commanders worry that Kyiv may be repeating the mistake of staying in an embattled city longer than it should, aiming to inflict far more casualties than it suffers.

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As Russian forces continue their assault on Pokrovsk, some Ukrainian units are using ground drones to help defend the embattled frontline city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Corps has posted video on Facebook showing troops in Pokrovsk working with ground…