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Why Ukraine is struggling to hold on to the ruined city of Pokrovsk

• 5 nov 2025, 19:12
1 min de lecture
Russian and Ukrainian troops are locked in a desperate fight in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a road and railway hub at the heart of the Donets River coal basin. The near-emptied city has been the target of a grinding Russian offensive for more than a year – and one that has exposed the struggle Kyiv faces in manning a front line stretching some 1,250 kilometres.