Ukrainian local authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for families with children from the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where 53,000 people still live. They say Russian forces are advancing so quickly that it is compulsory for families to leave the city and other nearby towns. Russian troops have been pushing toward Pokrovsk for months.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announced plans to create a “buffer zone” in Russia’s Kursk region. “Our primary task in defensive operations overall - to destroy as much Russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions,” he said in a nightly address.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announced plans to create a “buffer zone” in Russia’s Kursk region.
They say Russian forces are advancing so quickly that it is compulsory for families to leave the city and other nearby towns. Russian troops have been pushing toward Pokrovsk for months.
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