Russian and Ukrainian troops battle in ruins of Pokrovsk


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Nov 2025

FILE PHOTO: A view shows apartment buildings hit by Russian military strikes in the front line town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov/File Photo

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian and Ukrainian troops fought battles on Tuesday in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine that Moscow has been trying to capture for over a year.

Ukraine's military said fierce fighting was under way in a part of the city that was key for Kyiv's frontline logistics. It said additional special forces had arrived there, and more weapons and equipment were being sent.

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