President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. Russia, which uses the Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmeysk to refer to the city, has faced fierce Ukrainian resistance in its battle since mid-2024 to capture Pokrovsk, once a strategic logistics hub for the Ukrainian army. The city’s fall, if confirmed, gives Mo

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Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed a full capture of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine after a prolonged campaign, calling it a key victory but Ukraine's military denied the city had fallen and said battles persisted in the area https://reut.rs/4pobKMf | Reuters