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When our cities are within range of virtually any enemy weapon, the decision to evacuate is necessary and inevitable."
We’re expecting a nightmare."
In Pokrovsk, a police officer told Al Jazeera If we consider the battle for the Donetsk region as a whole, the capture of Pokrovsk and the advance toward it is one of the key points in this battle,
We must remember that in the past, each captured city was perceived as playing a ‘key role.’ However, we see that after the withdrawal from Avdiivka, for example, the front did not collapse,
While it is more than likely that [the Russian army] will come close to Pokrovsk, the fact that they will take control and capture the city isn’t at all certain, especially if the Ukrainians take appropriate measures,
said Sharp, pointing to Russia’s ongoing attempts to seize the small Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar The trends of the past few weeks suggest quite clearly that the Russian army will likely come very close to Myrnohrad and probably to Pokrovsk as well,
Sharp told The Moscow Times Russian milbloggers reported that Russian forces are advancing toward Komyshivka and Ptychne (southeast of Pokrovsk and just southeast of the Novozhelanne-Komyshivka area) and that Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from these settlements to avoid tactical encirclement,
Seven combat engagements are over and two more are ongoing,
The Ukrainian defence forces are holding back the Russian offensive and have repelled 24 attacks, with 5 engagements still ongoing. The enemy losses on this front are being confirmed. The enemy also launched three airstrikes with rockets on Oleksandropil,
Three more combat engagements are currently underway,
the General Staff reported There is a lot of destruction around us, so it becomes more and more scary to stay,
said Tetiana Myronenko, 57, who came from Selydove just 5 kilometres (3 miles) from the front line Before the full-scale war, we had 13,700 children. Now, 4,788 children remain in the community, meaning about a third are still here... I believe that this week we will reach the point where we will also have mandatory evacuation of children,
Yesterday, 490 people left. Of those, only 135 took the train. The rest left by their own vehicles, with their belongings and trailers. We can easily evacuate at least 1,000 people. We have the resources for this. They just need to leave."