The Russian army claims to have captured another village near Pokrovskoe, in eastern Ukraine

Selidove, which is located south of Pokrovsko, was destroyed in several months of Russian bombing, and most of its inhabitants fled.

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Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsko, Photo: REUTERS
Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsko, Photo: REUTERS
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that the Russian army captured another village in eastern Ukraine, near the strategic town of Pokrovsk, a region where Russian forces have been advancing rapidly in recent weeks.

The ministry claims that Russian forces have captured the village of Mihailivka, at the entrance to the town of Selidove. Selidove, which is located south of Pokrovsko, was destroyed in months of Russian bombing, and most of its inhabitants fled.

Pokrovsk, home to 60.000 people before the Russian offensive, is a key logistical junction for the Ukrainian military and is home to the only mine under Ukrainian control that produces coke, important for steel production.

The loss of that mine would cut production necessary for the military industry in half.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last night that the situation of Ukrainian forces in the east of the Donetsk region (where Pokrovsk is located), as well as in the southern region of Zaporozhye, is "very difficult".

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