Why the fall of this city would matter to Ukraine and Russia

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Με δύο λέξεις πέφτει το Ποκροβσκ στο Ρωσικό Στρατό τότε η μια μετά την άλλη η πόλη του Ντόνετσκ θα καταληφθούν…

Open-source intelligence maps offer differing assessments of the situation on the ground. While some suggest Moscow's troops are probably occupying large areas of Pokrovsk, others say that the majority of the town is still disputed.

"Most of Pokrovsk is no-man's land," the DeepState monitoring group said. "The situation is complicated and simply unclear."

The town of Pokrovsk started being evacuated earlier in the year

Laura Gozzi and Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor

Ukraine could be facing its biggest loss for months, if the key eastern city of Pokrovsk falls to Russian forces. The battle for this strategic point on a big road and rail artery in the Donetsk region has been going on for well over a year.

If Russia's Vladimir Putin were able to claim victory there, three years and 10 months into his full-scale war, he would be a step closer to his goal of controlling Ukraine's entire industrial east - the Donbas, made up of the neighbouring regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

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