Russia Claims Capture of Ukrainian Village Near Key Logistics Hub Pokrovsk

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Russia on Sunday claimed to have captured another Ukrainian village, just a dozen kilometers from the key eastern logistics hub Pokrovsk, as its troops advance rapidly.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it had “liberated the settlement of Vichneve following offensive operations”. Russia has been making swift advances in the eastern Donetsk region for weeks, taking dozens of towns and villages.

On Saturday, Moscow said its forces had captured the large village of Kurakhivka close to the industrial town of Kurakhove, which Russia is also aiming to capture, and the small village of Pershotravneve in the Kharkiv region close to the eastern Luhansk region.

Capturing Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub for Ukraine that connects several fortresses in the Donbas, is one of Russia’s main objectives in the region. It is also home to a major coke coal mine that is crucial to Ukraine’s steel production for its military. Russian troops have advanced to just a few kilometers outside the town.

According to an AFP analysis of data from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Russian army took 478 square kilometers (185 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in October, marking a record since the first weeks of the conflict in March 2022.

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