Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war.
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However, battlefield maps published early Friday by the Ukrainian General Staff suggested the village was at least partly under Russian control. A comparison with other maps of the area by The Associated Press indicated Novovasylivka is largely under Russian control.The fall of Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar could enable the Russian army to complete its hold on Donetsk and even set the stage for it to continue on into the neighboring Dnipro region.
The recent Russian push in the area has coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump taking office and repeating his pledge to. That has prompted both Moscow and Kyiv to pursue battlefield gains that might give them an edge at the bargaining table.NATO’s newest members update their civil preparedness guides for risk of warThe village of Novovasylivka is located around 11 kilometers southwest of Pokrovsk. Ukrainian officials have said Russia is attempting a pincer movement to surround Pokrovsk.
Pokrovsk is a key road and rail junction, furnishing supplies to a broad span of the front line. Chasiv Yar is a strategic hilltop. Ukraine’s General Staff said Friday that Ukrainian troops had repelled 71 attacks by the Russian army toward Pokrovsk over the previous 24 hours, meaning that almost half of Russia’s attacks along the entire 1,000-kilometer front line occurred around Pokrovsk.Teen figure skaters and their coaches, group of hunters and students among victims of air crash
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