"Ukraine's top military commander said his troops were still holding out in the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk, which Moscow said its forces were at last enclosing in a pincer movement after more than a year of fighting. We are holding Pokrovsk, Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Facebook on Saturday. A comprehensive operation to destroy and dislodge enemy forces from Pokrovsk is ongoing."
"Ukraine's military said that it had improved its positions in some districts. Kyiv is raising the number of its assault troops in the area, the 7th Rapid Response Corps said on Facebook, adding that the situation remained difficult and dynamic. Capturing Pokrovsk, dubbed the gateway to Donetsk, would be the most important Russian territorial gain inside Ukraine since Moscow took the ruined city of Avdiivka in early 2024."
"Russian troops thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian special forces to fly soldiers in via a helicopter into Pokrovsk, Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday. All 11 Ukrainians aboard the helicopter were killed, the ministry said. Two Ukrainian military sources said on Saturday that Kyiv had landed special forces to fight in parts of Pokrovsk, as Moscow said its troops had surrounded Ukrainian contingents."
Ukrainian forces are holding the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk while a comprehensive operation to destroy and dislodge enemy forces is ongoing. Kyiv has improved positions in some districts and is raising the number of assault troops, but the situation remains difficult and dynamic. Russian forces report enclosing Pokrovsk in a pincer and say they have surrounded Ukrainian contingents. A Russian defence ministry statement said an attempted helicopter insertion was thwarted and all 11 Ukrainians aboard were killed, while Ukrainian sources reported special forces landed to fight in parts of the city. Russia fired 270 missiles in October, targeting the energy grid and cutting power to hundreds of thousands.
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