"Ukraine's President Zelenskyy described the simultaneous military and diplomatic pressure as one of the hardest moments in our history'. Ukraine has mounted a fierce defence of Pokrovsk for the fifth straight week since Russia's concerted offensive began to take its eastern city, while at the same time it tries to finesse a Russian-inspired United States peace plan heavily criticised by US lawmakers."
"Supplies and reinforcements can currently only reach Ukrainian forces from the west and Russia claims to have effective fire control over those supply routes. Ukrainian officials insisted the defence of Pokrovsk was still very much a contest. Our positions are held in the centre of Pokrovsk, shooting battles continue, and the enemy fails to consolidate, said Ukraine's head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko on Sunday, citing the 7th Air Assault Brigade fighting there."
Ukraine faces simultaneous military assault and diplomatic pressure as its forces defend Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk. Pokrovsk has been defended fiercely for a fifth week amid Russia's concentrated offensive aiming to encircle them. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed capture of Gornyak and Shakhtersky microdistricts and said fighting continued in Vostochny and Zapadny districts of Myrnohrad. Supplies and reinforcements reportedly can only reach Ukrainian positions from the west, with Russia asserting effective fire control over those routes. Ukrainian officials maintain central positions in Pokrovsk and report ongoing shooting battles and enemy failure to consolidate. Russia's advance has averaged about half a dozen villages per week, while Ukraine disputes some Russian claims.
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