MADRID 2 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have denied this Thursday that Russian troops have already arrived in the city of Pokrovsk, although they have acknowledged that they are trying to surround this symbolic town in the Donetsk region, key for logistical supply throughout the entire region, from several fronts. the area.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported in recent weeks of successive advances in the region and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have acknowledged that in the last day alone they have repelled more than thirty attacks.
A military spokesman, Viktor Trehubov, explained this Thursday in an appearance that the Pokrovsk front is “the hottest front” today, as it has been “for the last few weeks.” However, he clarified that “there is no urban battle” in the aforementioned city, since “the Russians have not reached the outskirts,” according to the Ukrinform agency.
Yes, “they are trying to surround (Pokrovsk) from nearby towns,” added Trehubov, apparently waiting for a final assault on which Moscow has not made an explicit statement either.