Russian forces invade battered Ukrainian city in 'Mad Max'-style siege

Russian troops swarm Pokrovsk in fog-covered ‘Mad Max’ assault

Footage from Russia n war bloggers shows the reinforcements being sent to Pokrovsk, a logistical hub in eastern Ukraine that has been a target for 21 months, with the troops looking less like soldiers and more like marauders fromin bands of motorcycles and in cars and vans with open roofs and missing doors and windows — all while covered in a heavy fog.

Some could be seen awkwardly carrying large rifles and rocket launchers as they dodged the debris littered across the road, with others casually sitting on the roofs of the battered vehicles.Words are weapons — Russian diplomacy is just another front in its war on Ukraine Angelina Jolie visits Ukraine region dubbed a ‘human safari zone’: ‘The threat of drones was constant’ There are about 300 Russian soldiers currently inside Pokrovsk, with Kyiv’s soldiers currently battling the invaders under a dense fog and drones hovering overhead, Ukraine’s military said Tuesday.Pokrovsk has served as a key logistical hub for Ukraine and has fended off Russia’s assaults for 21 months.The force represents more than a fifth of Russia’s roughly 700,000 soldiers in Ukraine, with Moscow aiming to fully surround Pokrovsk in a gambit to capture one of the last remaining cities standing in the Donetsk region, armed forces of Ukraine commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told The Post Sunday. As the urban battle intensifies, Russia claims it has already taken 256 buildings in the city, adding that its forces are advancing further in and around the railway station. Open-source battlefield maps show that Russia is attempting a pincer maneuver around Pokrovsk, with its forces closing in on the city center.Ukraine maintains that it can keep the Russian invaders at bay, as it has done so for nearly two years in the face of Moscow’s meat grinder that has dispensed thousands of soldiers a week for only small gains. While experts and analysts have contended that Pokrovsk has outlived its usefulness and will eventually fall, Ukraine is still committed to holding onto the city.visited the front lines near Pokrovsk last week, telling reporters that Russian attempts to break through had “no success” but acknowledging that “things are not easy” for his own forces. Zelensky said on Tuesday that the city remains the nation’s main focus as his forces prepare to meet with the latest wave of Russian soldiers. “But we continue to destroy the occupier, and I thank every one of our units, every warrior involved in defending Ukraine’s positions.Parents issue dire travel warning after daughters die on vacation Inside hidden dangers of new tourist destination — after horrifying deaths of 2 friends, teacher and sonShocking Footage of Hongqi Bridge COLLAPSING months after opening

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