Ukraine faces ‘exhausting battles’ against Russia in Zaporizhia, Donetsk | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine faces ‘exhausting battles’ against Russia in Zaporizhia, Donetsk | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian forces pressed into Ukraine’s eastern towns of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad during the past week as Kyiv’s military mounted a stout defence. On Tuesday, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskii said almost half of the battles on a 1,200km (745-mile) front were happening in the two towns, claiming Russia has committed 150,000 troops – almost a quarter…

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Defence of Donetsk town a priority, says Zelensky, as special forces deployed

Defence of Donetsk town a priority, says Zelensky, as special forces deployed

James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent, in Kyiv Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the defence of Pokrovsk is a “priority”, as elite special force were deployed to the embattled town on the eastern front line. Ukrainian army sources told the BBC that special forces from military intelligence and assault groups were being used as regular infantry…

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