Metinvest, Ukraine's largest steel producer, has suspended operations at the Pokrovsk coking coal mine in Donetsk Oblast due to worsening security conditions and power outages, the company announced on Jan. 14. Located 10 kilometers (6 miles) west of Pokrovsk, the mine is one of Eastern Europe’s largest and Ukraine’s sole producer of coking coal, a […]
Russia attacked the towns of Kurakhove and Myrnohrad in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 21, killing three and injuring two people, local authorities reported. The eastern front near Pokrovsk has been the scene of fierce fighting for several months and a focal point of Russia's offensive in Donetsk Oblast. The city is […]
Video Summary It’s day 840 of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and a recent air strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, ended in failure. Ukrainian air defense systems successfully intercepted five out of six Russian missiles and 24 Iranian-made Shahed drones, with only a minor fire reported. The Russian report claimed to have eliminated a […]
Battles in the front-line city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast is "exceptionally tough," requiring Ukraine's military leadership to make "non-standard decisions," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Dec. 11. Previously on Dec. 11, military spokesperson Nazar Voloshyn confirmed that Russian forces had destroyed two Ukrainian positions near Pokrovsk. Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub for Ukrainian forces […]
Ukraine blew up the No. 3 mine's shaft in the village of Pishchane in Donetsk Oblast to prevent Russia from deploying its troops closer to the front-line town of Pokrovsk, The New York Times (NYT) reported on Jan. 15, citing miners. According to the Ukrainian miners, at some point, the shaft, located southeast of Pokrovsk, […]
Video Summary Here is a 200-word summary of the article: The Ukrainian military operation to recapture the Kursk region of Russia from Russian forces is ongoing and has been successful, with three more villages now under Ukrainian control. The Russian population in these villages is cooperating with Ukrainian forces, whereas the Russian army is struggling […]