Russian Forces Make Rapid Gains in Key Donbas City

Ukrainian forces are quickly losing territory and are nearly encircled in Pokrovsk. 

The nearly two-year-long battle appears to be nearing its end. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on Tuesday that Russian forces had reached the central, northern, and northeastern regions of the city. Pokrovsk is considered pivotal to Ukrainian defenses in the Donbas region.

South Front reports Russian forces are tightening the encirclement of Ukrainian forces near the city center, and Kiev’s troops east. . .