News Sport
Russen rücken in Ost-Ukraine weiter vor infographic
Graphic shows areas of control in eastern Ukraine.
GN46122DE
EN NL AR DE ES PT

CONFLICT

Russische Truppen am Weg in Richtung strategischer ukrain. Stadt Pokrovsk

July 29, 2024 - Russische Truppe richten ihre schwersten Angriffe auf die Umgebung der Stadt Pokrovsk, bedrohen die wichtige Nachschubroute für ukrainische Truppen, die Mühe haben, die russische Invasion abzuwehren.

Pokrovsk, a transport hub with a pre-war population of 61,000, lies on a main road that serves as an important supply route to other embattled Ukrainian-held outposts, such as the towns of Chasiv Yar and Kostiantynivka.

Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday that its forces had taken the villages of Prohres and Yevhenivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Both settlements sit east of Pokrovsk. Kyiv did not comment on the claim.

Russia launched its full-scale invasion in Feb 2022 and still occupies nearly a fifth of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces repelled the Russians from the outskirts of Kyiv early in the war and recaptured territory in the east and south later in 2022. But since a failed counteroffensive in 2023, Kyiv's troops have mainly been on the defensive this year, Reuters said.

Sources
PUBLISHED: 30/07/2024; STORY: Graphic News
Advertisement