Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has for months been one of Moscow’s key targets.
‘I didn’t know if I’d ever see my child again’: Mom wants answers after son wasn’t dropped off at day careIn this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry press service on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, a Russian soldier fires a Rapira anti-tank gun, in the border area of Kursk region, Russia.
The call for people to get out as soon as possible came as Kyiv’s forces are trying to divert the Kremlin’s military focus to Russian soil by launchingThe urgency also underscored the high-stakes gamble Ukraine is making by taking the war into Russia with its ongoing assault that started Aug. 6. The attack was a daring attempt to change the dynamics of the 2½-year conflict, but it could leave Ukraine's shorthanded defense at the mercy of Russia's push.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned on Thursday that Pokrovsk and other nearby towns in the Donetsk region were “facing the most intense Russian assaults.”https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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