KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces sharply increased combat activity in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and the main attacks were concentrated near an important logistic hub of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian military said on Sunday.
Russian troops have been advancing towards Pokrovsk for weeks as part of their steady drive through eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, capturing a string of villages.
The military said there were 261 military clashes in the past 24 hours, compared to just over 100 days earlier. Almost a third of all the fighting was concentrated near Pokrovsk.
Russian forces are attacking Ukrainian positions south, west and east of Pokrovsk in an effort to cut off the group's supplies, the military said.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
