Russia has deployed about 11,000 troops in an effort to encircle the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, the 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces has reported. Details: The 7th Corps said that in their area of responsibility,

Pokrovsk was dubbed a "fortress" settlement, key to Ukrainian lines in the east and connected to other cities forming the backbone of Ukraine's defense in the east. Russia kicked off a push to take Pokrovsk in the summer of 2024.

Moscow’s forces infiltrated Pokrovsk after months of attacks on the city, a strategic part of Ukraine’s eastern defenses.

Elements of Russia’s ground forces have entered the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv acknowledged, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeling the situation there as “difficult” with “fierce” battles flaring in and around the regional center.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming that Ukrainian forces are surrounded by the Russian army in two key eastern cities and is offering to negotiate a deal for their surrender

The invaders are moving forward in the city of Pokrovsk, as well as near Chervonyi Lyman (Pokrovsk sector) and Pryvillia (Oleksandrivka sector). DeepState described the situation in Pokrovsk as “on the verge of critical and continuing to deteriorate.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia had tested a Poseidon nuclear-capable super torpedo and that it had been a “great success”. US and Russian officials have both described Poseidon as a new category of retaliatory weapon, capable of triggering radioactive ocean swells to render coastal cities uninhabitable.

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EADaily, . The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, following the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, admitted that the Russian army is in Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). He stated this in an evening video message.